by Francis Quarles (1592 - 1644)
Epigram
Language: English
My soul, sit thou a patient looker-on ; Judge not the play before the play is done : Her plot hath many changes ; every day Speaks a new scene ; the last act crowns the play.
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Quarles (1592 - 1644), "Epigram" [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 Jack Hamilton Beeson (b. 1921), "Epigram", 1946 [soprano and piano], from Five Songs, no. 4. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-12
Line count: 4
Word count: 33