by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Fie on this feigning
Language: English
Fie on this feigning is love without desire, Heat still remaining and yet no spark of fire? Thou art untrue, nor wert with fancy movèd, for Desire hath pow'r on all that ever lovèd. Show some relenting, or grant thou dost now love, two hearts consenting shall they no comforts prove? Yield, or confess that love is without plaesure, and that women's bounties rob men of their treasure. Truth is not placèd in words and forcèd smiles, Love is not gracèd with that which still beguiles. Love or dislike, yield fire, or give no fuel, so may'st thou prove kind, or at the least less cruel.
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 John Dowland (1562 - 1626), "Fie on this feigning" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 106