by Thomas Carew (1595? - 1639?)
To his inconstant mistress
Language: English
When thou, poor Excommunicate from all the joyes of Love shalt see the full reward and glorious fate, which my strong faith hath purchas'd me, the curse thine owne Inconstancy: for thou shalt weep, intreat, complaine to Love, as I did once to thee, when all thy teares, shall be as vaine as mine were then, for thou shalt be damn'd for thy false Apostacy.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Carew (1595? - 1639?) [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), "To his inconstant mistress", from the collection Ayres and Dialogues, Book 1 [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-15
Line count: 9
Word count: 65