by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
A dirge
Language: English
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Here she lies, in bed of spice, Fair as Eve in Paradise For her beauty was such Poets could not praise too much. Virgins come, and in a ring Her supremest requiem sing. Then depart but see ye tread Lightly, lightly o'er the dead.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674) [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 Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "A dirge", op. 7 no. 2 (c1905), published 1907 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Five Lyics of Robert Herrick, no. 2, Forsyth [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 44