by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

All pleasure is of this condition
 (Sung text for setting by J. Wilbye)
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Language: English 
All pleasure is of this condition,
it pricks men forward to fruition,
but if enjoy'd, then like the humming Bee,
the honey being shed, away doth flee;
but leaves a sting, that wounds the inward heart
with gnawing grief and never-ending smart.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Wilbye (1574 - 1638), "All pleasure is of this condition", published 1609 [  vocal quintet ], madrigal

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Researcher for this page: Bart O'Brien

This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 42