by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Language: English
Shut not so soon; the dull-eyed night Has not as yet begun To make a seizure on the light, Or to seal up the sun. No marigolds yet closed are; No shadows great appear; Nor doth the early shepherds' star Shine like a spangle here. Stay but till my Julia close Her life-begetting eye, And let the whole world then dispose Itself to live or die.
Composition:
- Set to music by David Arditti (b. 1964), "To Daisies", op. 9 no. 5, from Gather Ye Rosebuds, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To daisies, not to shut so soon"
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Line count: 12
Word count: 66