by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Let not thy tombstone e'er be laid by me
Language: English
Let not thy tombstone e'er be laid by me: Nor let my hearse be wept upon by thee: But let that instant when thou diest be known The minute of mine expiration. One knell be rung for both; and let one grave To hold us two an endless honour have.
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Confirmed with Robert Herrick, The Hesperides & Noble Numbers, edited by Alfred Pollard with a pref. by A.C. Swinburne, London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1898, page 101.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To Electra", appears in The Hesperides [author's text checked 1 time 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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Let not thy tombstone", op. 82 (Nine Sets of Four Songs Each, Set I) no. 1 (1930) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-19
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Word count: 50