by Robert Dodsley (1704 - 1764)
The Borrowed Kiss
Language: English
See I languish, see I faint, I must borrow, beg, or steal; Can you see a soul in want, And no kind compassion feel? Give, or lend, or let me take One sweet kiss, I ask no more; One sweet kiss, for pity's sake, I'll repay it o'er and o'er. Chloe heard, and with a smile, Kind, compassionate and sweet, Colin, it's a sin to steal, And for me to give’s not meet: But I’ll lend a kiss or twain, To poor Colin in distress; Not that I’d be paid again, Colin, I mean nothing less.
Confirmed with Trifles, by Robert Dodsley, published by Dodsley and printed at Tully's Head in Pall-mall 1745, Pages 202-209.
Authorship:
- by Robert Dodsley (1704 - 1764), "The Borrowed Kiss", appears in Trifles, in Colin's Kisses, no. 7, Oswald?, London 1743, first published 1743 [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 James Oswald (1710 - 1769), "The Borrowed Kiss", published 1743 [ voice, continuo ], from Colin's Kisses, no. 7, Confirmed with Colin's Kisses, unknown publisher, possibly Oswald, London 1743. [sung text checked 1 time]
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