by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Think'st thou to seduce me then
Language: English
Think'st thou to seduce me then with words that have no meaning? Parats so can learne to prate our speech by pieces gleaning. Nurses teach their children so, about the time of weaning. Lerne to speake first, then to wooe, to wooing much pertayneth: Hee that courts us wanting Arte, soon falters when he faineth: Lookes a-squint on his discourse, and smiles when he complaineth. Skilfull Anglers hide their hookes, fit bytes for every season; But with crooked pins fish thou, as babes that doe wnmat reason, Gogoins[gudgeons] onely can be csught with such poore triches of treason. Ruth forgive me if I err'd from human hearts compassion, When I laught sometimes too much to see thy foolish fashion: But alas, who lesse could doe that found so good occasion?
Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), first published 1617 [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 Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "Think'st thou to seduce me then", published 1617, from The Third and Fourth Booke of Ayres - The Fourth Booke, no. 8 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, [adaptation] ; composed by William Corkine.
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-09
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Word count: 130