by John Harington, Sir (1561 - 1612)
Fair, rich, and young
Language: English
Fair, rich, and young: how rare is her perfection, Were it not mingled with one foul infection! I mean, so proud a heart, so curst a tongue, As makes her seem nor fair, nor rich, nor young.
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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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Fair, rich, and young", 2012 [tenor and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-11-13
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Word count: 37