by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Language: English 
I always beg yet never am relieved:
I grieve because my griefs are not believed.
I cry aloud in vain, my voice out-stretched,
And get but this, mine Echo calls me wretched.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Wilbye (1574 - 1638), "I always beg", published 1598 [  vocal quintet ], madrigal

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 32