by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Yet, sweet, take heed
Language: English
Yet, sweet, take heed, all sweets are hard to get; sting not her soft lips, Oh beware of that: for if one flaming dart come from her eye, was never dart so sharp, ah then you die !
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 John Wilbye (1574 - 1638), "Yet, sweet, take heed", published 1609 [ vocal quintet], madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Bart O'Brien
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 38