by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Upon a comely and curious maid
Language: English
If men can say that beauty dies, Marbles will swear that here it lies. If, reader, then thou canst forbear In public loss to shed a tear, The dew of grief upon this stone Will tell thee pity thou hast none.
Confirmed with Works of Robert Herrick, Vol I, ed. by Alfred Pollard, London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891, page 256.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon a comely and curious maid" [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), "Upon a comely and curious maid", op. 84 (Nine Sets of Four Songs Each, Set III) no. 3 (1930) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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