by Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599)
Sonnet II
Language: English
Unquiet thought, whom at the first I bred Of th'inward bale of my love pined hart: and sithens have with sighes and sorrowes fed, till greater then my wombe thou woxen art: Breake forth at length out of the inner part, in which thou lurkest lyke to vipers brood: and seeke some succour both to ease my smart and also to sustayne thy selfe with food. But if in presence of that fayrest proud thou chance to come, fall lowly at her feet: and with meeke humblesse and afflicted mood, pardon for thee, and grace for me intreat. Which if she graunt, then live and my love cherish, if not, die soone, and I with thee will perish.
Authorship:
- by Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599), "Sonnet II", appears in Amoretti and Epithalamion [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 Edmund Duncan Rubbra (1901 - 1986), "Sonnet II", op. 42 no. 1 (1935), published 1949 [ tenor and strings ], from Five Sonnets, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-31
Line count: 14
Word count: 118