She never told her love

She never told her love

Language: English

Available translation(s): DUT IRI ITA

She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm in the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek...;
She sat, like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.

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Authorship:

by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Twelfth Night: or, What You Will, Act II, Scene 4 (Viola) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "She never told her love", Hob. XXVIa no. 34 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "She never told her love", op. 10 (Six Songs) no. 1, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 29