by John Bancroft (d. 1696) and by William Mountfort (1664? - 1692)
In vain 'gainst Love, in vain I strove
Language: English
In vain 'gainst Love, in vain I strove, Reason nor Honour could its force remove; Tho' Honour fresh objections brought, and each had wondrous Sense I thought; yet Love more strong, tho' not so wise, belyes my Tongue in my fond Eyes; One answers faintly no, but yes, oh yes, the last much louder cryes.
Note: text is by both Bancroft and Mountfort, or by either Bancroft or Mountfort.
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
Authorship:
- by John Bancroft (d. 1696) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by William Mountfort (1664? - 1692) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "In vain 'gainst Love, in vain I strove", Z. 580 no. 1, from the incidental music to Henry the Second, King of England, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 55