The sprig of eglantine

From this bleeding hand of mine
Take this sprig of eglantine,
Which, though sweet unto your smell,
Yet the fretful briar will tell,
He who plucks the sweets shall prove
Many thorns to be in love.

by Robert Herrick (1591-1674) , "The bleeding hand; or, the sprig of eglantine given to a maid"

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by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "The sprig of eglantine", op. 23 (Twenty-one songs) no. 13 (1916). [voice and piano]

Date added to the website: 2009-01-31.

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