Take, O Take those Lips Away
Take, O Take those Lips Away
Original Text
William Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure," Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, tragedies, & tragedies (London: Isaac Jaggard and Ed. Blount, 1623): 75 (Act IV, scene 1). STC 22273. Facs. edn.: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902. F-10 356 Fisher Rare Book Library (Toronto). New York: Norton, 1968. PR 2751 A15 1968 Robarts Library
2 that so sweetly were forsworne,
3And those eyes: the breake of day
4 lights that doe mislead the Morne;
5But my kisses bring againe, bring againe,
6Seales of loue, but seal'd in vaine, seal'd in vaine.
Notes
1] This song opens Measure for Measure, Act IV, scene 1, being sung by a boy to Mariana. With an added stanza, it was introduced into John Fletcher's The Bloody Brother (ca. 1620) and has been attributed to Fletcher. Back to Line
Publication Start Year
1623
RPO poem Editors
N. J. Endicott
RPO Edition
2RP.1.232; RPO 1996-2000.
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