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by William Cartwright (1611 - 1643)

A Complaint against Cupid
Language: English 
Venus, redress a wrong thats done
by that yong sprightful boy thy son;
he wounds and then laughs at the sore,
hatred it self could do no more;
if I pursue, he's smal & light, 
both seen at once, and out of sight;
if I do flye, he's wing'd, 
& then at the first step I'm caught again.
Lest one day thou thy selfe may'st suffer so,
or clip the wantons wings, or break his Bow.

Text Authorship:

  • by William Cartwright (1611 - 1643) [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 Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "A Complaint against Cupid", from the collection Ayres and Dialogues, Book 1 [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-04-15
Line count: 10
Word count: 76

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