by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The maid
Language: English
I marriage would forswear, But that I hear men tell That she that dies a maid Must lead an ape in hell. Therefore, if fortune come, I will not mock and play Nor drive the bargain on Till it be driven away. Titles and lands I like, Yet rather fancy can A man that wanteth gold Than gold that wants a man.
Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age, ed. by A. H. Bullen, London, John C. Nimmo, 1887, pages 44-45.
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Maynard (c1577 - 1633), "The maid", published 1611, from the collection Twelve Wonders of the World [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 62