by John Milton (1608 - 1674)
Fame's an Echo
Language: English
Fame's an Echo, Prattling double, An empty airy glitt'ring Bubble. A breath can swell, a breath can sink it, The wise not worth their keeping think it. Why, then, why such toil and pain, Fame's uncertain smiles to gain? Like her sister Fortune blind, To the best she's oft unkind, And the worst her favour find.
Text Authorship:
- by John Milton (1608 - 1674) [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 Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778), "Fame's an Echo", from stage composition Comus [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2025-01-23
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Word count: 56