by Henry Harrington (flourished 1642)
Disswation from Presumption
Language: English
Ladies, you that seeme so nice, And as cold in shew as Ice, And perhaps have held out thrice, Doe not think but in a trice, One or other may entice, And at last by some device, Set your honours at a price. You whose smooth and dainty skin, Rosie lips, or cheeks, or chin, All that gaze upon you win; Yet insult not, sparks within, Slowly burn ere flames begin, And presumption still hath bin Held a most notorious sin.
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Harrington (flourished 1642) [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 Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "Disswation from Presumption", published 1655 [ voice and continuo ], from The Second Book of Ayres, and Dialogues, no. 16, Confirmed with The Second Book of Ayres and Dialogues, for One, Two, and Three, by Henry Lawes , John Playford, London 1655, Page 14. [sung text checked 1 time]
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