by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Let not Chloris think
Language: English
Let not Chloris think, because She has envassalled me, That her beauty can give laws To others that are free. I was made to be the prey And booty of her eyes; In my bosom she may say Her greatest kingdom lies. Though others may her brow adore, Yet more must I, that therein see far more Than any others' eyes have power to see. She is to me More than to any others she can be. I can discern more secret notes, That in the margin of her cheeks love quotes, Than any else besides have art to read. No looks proceed From those fair eyes but to me wonder breed. O then why Should she fly From him to whom her sight Doth add so much above her might? Why should not she Still joy to reign in me?
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 John Danyel (1564 - 1626), "Let not Chloris think", published 1606 [voice, viol, lute], from the collection Songs for the Lute, Viol and Voice [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: 24
Word count: 142