by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
In five‑score summers! All new eyes
Language: English
In five-score summers! All new eyes, New minds, new modes, new fools, new wise; New woes to weep, new joys to prize; With nothing left of me and you In that live century's vivid view Beyond a pinch of dust or two; A century which, if not sublime, Will show, I doubt not, at its prime, A scope above this blinkered time. - Yet what to me how far above? For I would only ask thereof That thy worm should be my worm, Love!
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "1967", written 1867, appears in Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses, first published 1909 [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 Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "In five-score summers", op. 19b no. 4, published 1958 [ low voice and piano ], from I said to love, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 83