by Thomas Carew (1595? - 1639?)
Mediocrity in love rejected
Language: English
Give me more Love, or more Disdain, the Torrid or the Frozen Zone bring equall ease unto my pain, the Temperate affords me none; either extream of Love or Hate is sweeter then a calme Estate. Give me a store, if it be Love, like Dana in that golden showre, I swim in pleasure; if it prove Disdain, that torrent will devoure my vulture hopes, and he's possest of Heav'n, that's but from hell releast; then Crown my joyes or Cure my pain, give me more Love or more Disdain.
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), "Mediocrity in love rejected ", from Ayres and Dialogues, Book 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Richard Flatter) , "Fluch der Lauheit", appears in Die Fähre, Englische Lyrik aus fünf Jahrhunderten, first published 1936
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-15
Line count: 15
Word count: 90