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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Love in thy youth
 (Sung text for setting by W. Porter)
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Language: English 
Love in thy youth, fair maid; be wise,
Old Time will make thee colder,
And though each morning new arise
Yet we each day grow older.

Thou as heaven art fair and young,
Thine eyes like twin stars shining:
But ere another day be sprung,
All these will be declining.

Then winter comes with all his fears
And all thy sweets shall borrow;
Too late then wilt thou shower thy tears,
And I too late shall sorrow.

Composition:

    Set to music by Walter Porter (1587 - 1659), "Love in thy youth", published 1632

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 77

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