by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
I must complain
Language: English
I must complain, yet doe enioy my Loue ; She is too faire, too rich in louely parts : Thence is my grief, for Nature, while she stroue With all her graces and diuinest Arts To form her too too beautifull of hue, Shee had no leasure left to make her true. Should I agrieu'd, then wish shee were lesse fayre? That were repugnant to mine owne desires : Shee is admir'd, new louers still repayre ; That kindles daily loues forgetfull fires. Rest, iealous thoughts, and thus resolue at last, Shee hath more beauty then becomes the chast.
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- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) [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 Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "I must complain", published 1617, from the collection The Third and Fourth Booke of Ayres - The Fourth Booke, no. 7. [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 95