by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
As deadly serpents lurking
Language: English
As deadly serpents lurking, So envy lyeth working, Still to disgrace those men, Which do strive by virtue's fame To augment their height of name, By labour, art and pen. But let all carping Momi, And idle foolish Zoili, Whatsoe'er they will report, I put myself in venture To judgement's learned censure And men of better sort.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623), "As deadly serpents lurking", published 1608 [three-part chorus a cappella], from the collection Ayres or Phantasticke Sprits for Three Voices, no. 23, Thomas Este, London [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-04-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 57