possibly by William Congreve (1670 - 1729) and sometimes misattributed to George Etheredge, Sir (1635? - 1691)
Tell me no more
Language: English
Tell me no more I am deceived, That Chloe's false and common: By heaven, I all along believed She was a very woman. As such I liked, as such caressed, She still was constant when possessed, She could do more for no man. But oh! her thoughts on others ran, And that you think a hard thing, Perhaps she fancied you the man, And what care I one farthing. You think she's false, I'm sure she's kind; [I]1 take her body, you her mind, Who has the better bargain?
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1 Purcell: "I'll"
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1 Purcell: "I'll"
Text Authorship:
- possibly by William Congreve (1670 - 1729), written for a play by Thomas Southerne (1660-1746) called The Maid's Last Prayer. [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to George Etheredge, Sir (1635? - 1691)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Boyce (1710 - 1779), "Tell me no more" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Tell me no more", Z. 601 no. 3, from the incidental music to The Maid's Last Prayer -or- Any Rather Than Fail, no. 3 [sung text checked 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: 89