by George Darley (1795 - 1846)
Love's Likeness
Language: English
O, mark yon Rose-tree! when the West Breathed on her with too warm a zest She turns her cheek away Yet, if one moment he refrain, She turns her cheek to him again, And woos him still to stay! Is she not like a maiden coy, Prest by some amorous-breathing boy? Tho' coy, she courts him too: Winding away her slender form, She will not have him woo so warm And yet will have him woo!
Text Authorship:
- by George Darley (1795 - 1846), "Love's Likeness", appears in Lenimina Laborum, no. 40 [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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Love's Likeness", op. 287 (1951) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-25
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Word count: 76