by Edmund Waller (1608 - 1687)
To the same Lady, singing the former Song
Language: English
Chloris your self you so excell, when you vouchsafe to breath my thought, that like a spirit with this spell of mine own teaching I am caught. That Eagle's Fate and mine is one, that on the shaft that made him dye, espy'd a Feather of his own, wherewith he wont to soare so high. Had Eccho with so swete a grace, Narcissus lowd complaints return'd, not for reflection of his face, but of his voyce the boy had mourn'd.
Authorship:
- by Edmund Waller (1608 - 1687) [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 the same Lady, singing the former Song", from the collection Ayres and Dialogues, Book 1, note: the title refers to the song titled To a Lady singing [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 80