by William D'Avenant, Sir (1606 - 1668)
O, draw your curtains and appear
Language: English
O, draw your curtains and appear Ere long, like sparks that upward fly, We can but vainly say you were, So soon you'll vanish from the eye. And in what star we both shall find -- For sure we can't divided be -- Is not to lovers' art assign'd, 'Twill puzzle wise astrology.
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Text Authorship:
- by William D'Avenant, Sir (1606 - 1668), "Song", appears in Love and Honour [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 William Lawes (1602 - 1645), "Oh, draw your curtains and appear", from the collection Songs from the Autograph Songbook, no. 37. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 51