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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Text 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