by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
THou hast made many Houses for the Dead
Language: English
THou hast made many Houses for the Dead; When my Lot calls me to be buried, For Love or Pittie, prethee let there be I'th'Church-yard, made, one Tenement for me.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Robert Herrick, Hesperides, or, The works both humane & divine of Robert Herrick, Esq., pages 326-327.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The Bed-man, or Grave-maker" [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), "The Bed-man", op. 82 (Nine Sets of Four Songs Each, Set I) no. 3 (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: 30