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by William, Earl of Pembroke

The Heart entire
Language: English 
Canst thou love me, and yet doubt
so much Falshood in my heart,
that a way I should find out to impart
fragments of a broken Love to you,
more then all b'ing lesse then due:
O, no! Love must clear Distrust,
or be eaten with that Rust;
short Love liking may find Jarrs,
the Love that lasteth knows no Warrs.

There, Beliefe begets Delight,
And so satisfies Desire,
That in them it shines as Light
No more Fire;
All the burning Qualities appeas'd,
Each in others joying pleased,
Not a whisper; not a thought
But 'twixt Both in comon's brought,
Even to seem Two they are loath,
Love being only Soul to both.

Text Authorship:

  • by William, Earl of Pembroke  [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), "The Heart entire", 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: 19
Word count: 114

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