by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Upon the Loss of his Mistresses
Language: English
I have lost, and lately, these Many dainty mistresses: Stately Julia, prime of all: Sappho next, a principal: Smooth Anthea for a skin White, and heaven-like crystalline: Sweet Electra, and the choice Myrrha for the lute and voice: Next Corinna, for her wit, And the graceful use of it: With Perilla: all are gone; Only Herrick's left alone For to number sorrow by Their departures hence, and die.
Confirmed with Robert Herrick, The Hesperides and Noble Numbers Edited by Alfred Pollard. London 1898
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon the Loss of his Mistresses", appears in The Hesperides, no. 39 [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 Geoffrey Bush (1920 - 1998), "Upon the Loss of his Mistresses", 1949 [ baritone and piano ], from Four Songs from Herrick's 'Hesperides', no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-09-09
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Word count: 68