by Thomas Scott (flourished 1696-1697)
Oh! how you protest
Language: English
O How you Protest, and solemnly Lye, Look humble, and fawn like an Ass? I'm pleas'd I must own, whenever I see A Lover that's brought to this pass. But keep farther off, y'are naughty I fear; I vow I will never yield to't: You ask me in vain, for never I swear, I never, no never will do't. For when the Deed's done, how quickly you go; No more of the Lover remains. In haste you depart, what e're we can do, And stubbornly throw off your Chains: Desist then in time, let's hear on't no more; I vow I will never yield to't: You promise in vain, in vain you adore; I never, no never will do't.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Scott (flourished 1696-1697), appears in The Mock Marriage [author's text not yet checked 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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Oh! how you protest", Z. 605 no. 1, from the a play - incidental music The Mock Marriage, no. 1. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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