by Charles (John Huffam) Dickens (1812 - 1870)
There comes a new moon twelve times a...
Language: English
TOM. There comes a new moon twelve times a year. BETSY. And when there is none, all is dark and drear. TOM. In which I espy — BETSY. And so, too, do I — BOTH. A resemblance to womankind very clear. TOM. She changes, she’s fickle, she drives men mad. BETSY. She comes to bring light, and leaves them sad. TOM. So restless wild — BETSY. But so sweetly wild — BOTH. That no better companion could be had.
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Authorship:
- by Charles (John Huffam) Dickens (1812 - 1870), no title, appears in The Lamplighter, a Farce in One Act [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Wood (1866 - 1926), "There comes a new moon", 1907-08. [ATTB chorus] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2016-02-10
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Word count: 79