by William Browne, of Tavistock (1588 - 1643)
For her gait, if she be walking
Language: English
For her gait, if she be walking; Be she sitting, I desire her For her state's sake; and admire her For her wit if she be talking; Gait and state and wit approve her; For which all and each I love her. Be she sullen, I commend her For a modest. Be she merry, For a kind one her prefer I. Briefly everything doth lend her So much grace, and so approve her, That for everything I love her.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Browne, of Tavistock (1588 - 1643), "Song" [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 Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950), "The constant lover", R. 69 no. 3 (1934), published 1934 [voice and piano], from Four English Lyrics, no. 3, Winthrop Rogers [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 79