by Thomas Nashe (1567 - 1601)
Adieu, farewell earth's bliss See original
Language: English
Adieu, farewell earth's blisse,
This world uncertain is,
Fond are lifes lustfull joyes,
Death proves them all but toyes.
None from his darts can flye,
I am sick I must die--
Lord have mercy on us.
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Composition:
- Set to music by David Rowland (b. 1939), "Adieu, farewell earth's bliss", 1981, stanza 1, from Nashe Songs, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Nashe (1567 - 1601), "A Litany in Time of Plague", written 1593, appears in Summer's Last Will and Testament, first published 1600
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Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
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Word count: 213