by Thomas Howell (flourished 1568-1581)
Twixt death and doubtfulnesse
Language: English
Twixt death and doubtfulnesse, Twixt paine and pensiuenesse, Twixt Hell and heauynesse, Rests all my carefulnesse. O vaine securitie, That will not libertie, Fye on that fantasie, That brings captiuitie. My lyfe is lothsomnesse, My pleasure pastimelesse, My ende your doubtfulnesse, If you be mercylesse. In doubt is lealosie, Hope helpeth miserie, Most women commonly, Haue aunswers readily.
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Howell (flourished 1568-1581), "To His Lady of Her Doubtfull Aunswere" [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 Vittorio Rieti (1898 - 1994), "To his lady, of her doubtful answer", from Five Elizabethan Songs, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 58