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O let no star compare with thee

Language: English

Some kinde1 herbs here, though low and far,
Watch for and know their loving star,
O let no star compare with thee,
Nor any herb out-duty me.
So shall my nights and mornings be
Thy time to shine and mine to see.


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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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