Why should we ere beauty fade
- DMI number:
- 42435
- First Line:
- Why should we ere beauty fade
- Last Line:
- Shall wish for such delights in vain
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Sestet aaabbb and Song
- Themes:
- Carpe diem, Joyfulness / happiness, and Love
- Composer:
- Nicholas Staggins
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- 'set by Mr. Staggins' (miscellany ID 1667).
- First Line:
- Why should we ever think of love
- Last Line:
- Seeing nought but that can pleasure bring
- Relationship:
- Answer To/Answered By
- Comments:
- Title:
- Grammatical drollery, consisting of poems & songs [ESTC R34461]
- Page No(s):
- pp.102-103
- Poem Title:
- A Song set by Mr. Staggins. With the Answer.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Hicks's initials.
- Attributed To:
- William Hicks
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