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by Samuel Daniel (1562 - 1619)

Like as the lute delights, or else...
Language: English 
Like as the lute delights, or else dislikes,
As is his art that plays upon the same;
So sounds my muse, according as she strikes
On my heart strings, high-tuned unto her fame.
  Her touch doth cause the warble of the sound,
Which here I yield in lamentable wise;
A wailing descant on the sweetest ground,
Whose due reports give honour to her eyes.
  If any pleasing relish here I use,
Then judge, the world, her beauty gives the same;
Else harsh my style, untuneable my muse:
Hoarse sounds the voice that praiseth not her name.
  For no ground else could make the music such,
  Nor other hand could give so sweet a touch.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Daniel (1562 - 1619), "Sonnet 47", appears in Delia. Contayning certayne sonnets: with the complaint of Rosamond, first published 1592 [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 John Danyel (1564 - 1626), "Like as the lute delights" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 114

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