by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721)
No, no; for my virginity
Language: English
No, no; for my virginity,
When I lose that, says Rose, I'll die:
Behind the elms, last night, cried Dick,
Rose, were you not extremely sick?
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Text Authorship:
- by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721), "A true maid" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Seymour Barab (1921 - 2014), "Dick and Rose" [ voice, violin, viola, and cello ], from Bawd Ballads, no. 2, Seesaw [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-10
Line count: 4
Word count: 26