Thomas Campion Quotes


The man whose silent daysIn harmless joys are spent,Whom hopes cannot delude,Nor sorrow discontent:That man needs neither towersNor armour for defence,Nor secret vaults to flyFrom thunder's violence.


Citations

Campion, Thomas, and Philip Rosseter. A Booke of Ayres. Peter Short for Simon Waterson, 1601.

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  • Born: February 12, 1567
  • Died: March 1, 1620
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Composer

Thomas Campion was an English composer, poet, and physician. He wrote over a hundred lute songs, masques for dancing, and an authoritative technical treatise on music.