by Charles Dibdin (1745 - 1814)
Love has eyes
Language: English
Love's blind, they say, Oh! never! nay, Can words love's grace impart? The fancy weak, The tongue may speak, But eyes alone the heart, In one soft look what language lies, Oh, yes,believe me, love has eyes. Love's wing'd, they cry, Oh! never! I, No pinions have to soar; Deceivers rove, But never love, Attach'd, he roves no more: Can he have wings who never flies? And yet, believe me, Love has eyes.
Authorship:
- by Charles Dibdin (1745 - 1814) [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 Henry Rowley Bishop (1785 - 1855), "Love has eyes" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2013-07-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 73