by Thomas Nashe (1567 - 1601)
Strength stoops unto the grave See original
Language: English
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Strength stoops unto the grave,
Worms feed on Hector brave
Swords cannot fight with fate
Earth still holds ope her gate;
Come, come! the bells do cry;
I am sick, I must die--
Lord have mercy on us.
Composition:
- Set to music by David Rowland (b. 1939), "Strength stoops unto the grave", 1981, stanza 4, from Nashe Songs, no. 4
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
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 42
Word count: 213