by Thomas Nashe (1567 - 1601)
I saw a summer banqueting house
Language: English
I saw a summer banqueting house belonging to a merchant, that was the marvel of the world, and could not be matched except God should make another paradise. It was built round of green marble like a theatre without; within there was a heaven and earth comprehended both under one roof. The heaven was a clear overhanging vault of crystal, wherein the sun and moon and each visible star had his true similitude, shine, situation and motion.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Nashe (1567 - 1601), appears in The Unfortunate Traveller [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 David Rowland (b. 1939), "I saw a summer banqueting house", 1981, from Nashe Songs, no. 3. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-08
Line count: 9
Word count: 78