Love and loyalty
Language: English
Come my Lucastæ heer's the Grove, where Nightingales perfume the Ayre; why dost thou start? O 'tis not Love, for perfect Lovers dare not fear. No dangers in this Arbour ly, our courage keeps all others hence, ther's none shal dare approach but I; the strongest Love is best defence. Here we'l discourse, and think, and smile, Let guilty men seek how to scape; He cannot love that can beguile, And none but Foes commit a Rape. This Evening's worth Ten Thousand yeere, Then let's resolve since thou must go, We'l meet again to morrow here, Would Kings and Queens might do so too.
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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), "Love and loyalty", 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: 16
Word count: 104