by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
The Person of Filey
Language: English
There once was a Person of Filey, Of whom his acquaintance spoke highly; He danced perfectly well, to the sound of a bell, And delighted the people of Filey.
Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) [author's text not yet checked 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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "The Person of Filey", op. 42 no. ? [women's chorus], from the collection Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Abigail Imhof
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-18
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Word count: 29