by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)
Dear lady, when thou frownest
Language: English
Dear lady, when thou frownest, And my true love despisest, And all thy vows disownest That sealed my venture wisest; I think thy pride's displeasure Neglects a matchless treasure Exceeding price and measure. But when again thou smilest, And love for love returnest, And fear with joy beguilest, And takest truth in earnest; Then, though I sheer adore thee, The sum of my love for thee Seems poor, scant, and unworthy.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930), no title, appears in Poems, first published 1873 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Dear lady", <<1914 [ voice and piano ], first setting [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Dear lady", 1925 [ voice and piano ], second setting [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-13
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Word count: 71