by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Think not my love
Language: English
Think not my love, when secret grief Prays on thy saddened heart. Think not I wish a mean relief Or would from sorrow part. Dearly I prize the sight sincere That my true fondness prove. Nor could I bear to check the tear That flows from hapless love. Alas, for doomed to hope in vain the joy that love requite Yet will I cherish all its pain with sad but dear delight. This pleasured grief this love despair My loss for ever be. But dearest, may the pangs I bear be never known by thee.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 George Linley (1798 - 1865), "Think not my love" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 95