by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
When I consider, dearest, thou dost stay
Language: English
When I consider, dearest, thou dost stay But here a-while, to languish and decay, Like to these garden-glories, which here be The flowery-sweet resemblances of thee ; With grief of heart, methinks, I thus do cry : Would thou hadst ne'er been born, or might'st not die.
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Confirmed with Works of Robert Herrick, Vol I, ed. by Alfred Pollard, London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891, page 255.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon his kinswoman, Mistress Bridget Herrick" [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), "When I consider, dearest", op. 83 (Nine Sets of Four Songs Each, Set II) no. 3 (1930) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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