by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Time stands still with gazing on her...
Language: English
Time stands still with gazing on her face, Stand still and gaze, for minutes, hours and years to her give place. All other things shall change but she remains the same, Till heavens changed have their course and Time hath lost his name. Cupid doth hover up and down, blinded with her fair eyes, And Fortune captive at her feet contemned and conquered lies. Whom Fortune, Love, and Time attend on, Her with my fortunes, love and time I honour will alone. If bloodless Envy say Duty hath no desert, Duty replies that Envy knows herself his faithful heart. My settled vows and spotless faith no fortune can remove, Courage shall show my inward faith, and faith shall try my love.
C. Barratt sets stanza 1
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- 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 Carol Barratt , "Song", published 1997, stanza 1, from Six "Songs" for Singing, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
- by John Dowland (1562 - 1626), "Time stands still", from the collection The Third and Last Book of Songs or Airs, 1603. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 121