by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
Language: English
Alas, the love of women! it is known To be a lovely and a fearful thing.
Composition:
- Set to music by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "Don Juan", 1997, first performed 1997 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Love Songs, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), no title, written 1819, appears in Don Juan, Canto II, stanza 199
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
Line count: 2
Word count: 16