by Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)
Curse on all laws but those which love...
Language: English
Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Love, free as air at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies.
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Text Authorship:
- by Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744), no title, in "Eloise to Abelard", line 74 [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 Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "Eloise to Abelard", 1997, first performed 1997 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Love Songs, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
Line count: 3
Word count: 28