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by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)

She of Him
Language: English 
II - She of him:
He would have a hand as soft 
As the Downe, and shew it off;
Skin as smooth as any rush, 
And so thin to see a blush 
Rising through it e're it came:
All his blood should be a flame, 
Quickly fired as in beginners 
In love's School, and yet no sinners.

Nor o'erpraise, nor yet condemn;
Nor outvallew, nor contemne;
Nor doe wrongs, nor wrongs receave;
Nor tie knots, nor knots unweave;
And from baseness to be free, 
As he durst love truth and me.
Such a man, with evry part, 
I could give my very heart

Text Authorship:

  • by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637) [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), "She of Him", 1970 [ satb chorus ], from Verses of Love, no. 2, Novello & Co Ltd
        Score: 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
Line count: 17
Word count: 102

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