by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
The man of life upright See base text
        Language: English 
        
        
        
        
        The man of life vpright,
    Whose guiltlesse hart is free
From all dishonest deedes,
    Or thought of vanitie,
The man whose silent dayes,
    In harmeles ioys are spent,
Whom hopes cannot delude,
    Nor sorrow discontent ;
That man needs neither towers
    Nor armour for defence,
Nor secret vautes to flie
    From thunders violence.
Hee onely can behold
    With vnafrighted eyes
The horrours of the deepe
    And terrours of the Skies.
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Composition:
- Set to music  by Theo Loevendie (b. 1930), "The man of life upright", 1986, stanzas 1-4 [ mezzo-soprano and instrumental ensemble ], from  Two Songs, no. 1
 
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), first published 1601
 
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16 
Line count: 24
Word count: 107