by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
To shallow rivers, to whose falls
Language: English
To shallow rivers, to whose falls Melodious birds sings madrigals; There will we make our peds of roses, And a thousand fragrant posies. Melodious birds sing madrigals -- When as I sat in Pabylon -- And a thousand vagram posies. To shallow &c.
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Note: used in Matthew King's A Song of Byrds.Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), appears in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 3, Scene 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-10
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