by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
His last word
Language: English
I'le taste as lightly as the Bee, That doth touch his flower, and fies away.
Text Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637), appears in Begging Another [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 (Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (1906 - 1983), "His last word", 1970 [ satb chorus ], from Verses of Love, no. 3, Novello & Co Ltd
Publisher: Wise Music Classical [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-07
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Word count: 15