by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
How love came in I do not know
Language: English
How love came in I do not know, Whether by the eye, or ear, or no; Or whether with the soul it came (At first) infused with the same; Whether in part 'tis here or there, Or, like the soul, whole everywhere, This troubles me: but I as well As any other this can tell: That when from hence she does depart The outlet then is from the heart.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Of love. A sonnet", appears in The Hesperides [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 Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Of love", 194-?, published 1952 [ medium voice and piano ], from Quiet Airs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir (1903 - 1989), "How love came in", 1935, published 1936 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-02-10
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Word count: 69