by Edward Dering (1625 - 1684)
And is this all? what one poor kisse?
Language: English
And is this all? what one poor kisse? Thinkst thou my heart contented is With this gratuity? No Cloris, no: Or give me all, That Lovers Love, and pleasure call Or by a free and full deny, Permit me to despair, and so despairing die.
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Authorship:
- by Edward Dering (1625 - 1684), John Playford, London, first published 1655
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mary Dering (1629 - 1704), "And is this all? what one poor kisse?", published 1655 [ voice and continuo ], from The Second Book of Ayres, and Dialogues, no. 29, Confirmed with The Second Book of Ayres and Dialogues, for One, Two, and Three, by Henry Lawes, John Playford, London 1655, Page 24. [sung text checked 1 time]
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