by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
The hour glass
Language: English
Consider this small dust, here in the glass,
By atoms moved :
Could you believe that this the body was
Of one that loved ;
And in his mistress' flame playing like a fly,
Was turned to cinders by her eye :
Yes ; and in death, as life unblest,
To have't exprest,
Even ashes of lovers find no rest.
Text Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637), "The hour glass" [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 Daniel Rogers Pinkham (1923 - 2006), "The hour glass" [text not verified]
Set in a modified version by Gary Bachlund, Stephen Wilkinson.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-22
Line count: 9
Word count: 57