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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Love would discharge
 (Sung text for setting by W. Byrd)
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Language: English 
 ... 

Love would discharge,
the dewty of his hart,
in beauties praise, whose greatnes doth denye,
wordes to his thoughts,
& thoughts to her desart,
which high conceyts since nothing can supply.

Love heere constraynd,
through conquest to confesse,
byds silence sighe,
that tongue cannot expresse.

Composition:

    Set to music by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Love would discharge", published 1589, stanzas 2-3 [ SATTB chorus a cappella ], from Songs of sundrie natures, no. 34

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-08-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 80

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