and Mary Oliver refused permission to my friend Sherry.
I don’t want my singing to
distract from my song,
but go ahead and add your voice if your intent
‘s to love that well which thou must leave ere long.
but go ahead and add your voice if your intent
‘s to love that well which thou must leave ere long.
Do we know if Shakespeare could
play along
with his own voice on the lute?
Did he fear that his singing might distract from his song?
with his own voice on the lute?
Did he fear that his singing might distract from his song?
Shakespeare never wanted to be the Dong
with the Luminous Nose, and now in death he’s quiet.
He loved that well that he'd to leave ere long.
with the Luminous Nose, and now in death he’s quiet.
He loved that well that he'd to leave ere long.
What was right and what was
wrong
for Shakespeare? Even if it was wrong, he tried it
if he was sure it wouldn’t distract from his song:
for Shakespeare? Even if it was wrong, he tried it
if he was sure it wouldn’t distract from his song:
When that I was and a little tag-along
boy—so shy, it wasn’t funny,
I loved that well I had to leave ere long.
boy—so shy, it wasn’t funny,
I loved that well I had to leave ere long.
Now I have my hanky-pack slung
over my shoulder, and I’m hopping a ride
on the train going west (as the song
says), loving my wife and friends, whom I must leave ere long.
over my shoulder, and I’m hopping a ride
on the train going west (as the song
says), loving my wife and friends, whom I must leave ere long.
