by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Go, perjur'd man Matches base text
Language: English
Go, perjur'd man, and if thou e'er return To see the small remainder of my urn, When thou shalt laugh at my religious dust, And ask, where's now the colour, form and trust Of woman's beauty, and perhaps with rude hands Rifle the flowers which the virgins strewed, Know, I've prayed to Pity that the wind May blow my ashes up and strike thee blind.
Composition:
- Set to music by John Blow (1649 - 1708), "Go, perjur'd man", subtitle: "The curse"
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
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