by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Spend, harmless shade, thy nightly hours
Language: English
Spend, harmless shade, thy nightly hours Selecting here both herbs and flowers; Of which make garlands here and there To dress thy silent sepulchre. Nor do thou fear the want of these In everlasting properties, Since we fresh strewings will bring hither, Far faster than the first can wither.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon a virgin" [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), "Spend, harmless shade, thy nightly hours", op. 88 (Nine Sets of Four Songs Each, Set VII) no. 1 (1930) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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