by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721)
Accept, my Love, as true a heart
Language: English
Accept, my Love, as true a heart As ever lover gave; 'Tis free (it vows) from my art, And proud to be your slave. Then take it kindly, as 'twas meant, And let the giver live, Who with it would the world have sent Had it been his to give. And that Dorinda may not fear I e'er will prove untrue, My vows shall, ending with the year, With it begin a new.
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Text Authorship:
- by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721), no title [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), "Accept, my Love, as true a heart", op. 126 (Ten Songs in Two Sets of Five Each, Set II) no. 5 (1938) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-21
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