A Maker of Humming-birds

Song Cycle by Edie Hill (b. 1962)

1. Questionnaire: A Character Sketch
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Name? Amy Lowell
Residence? Brookline
What is vour favorite moral characteristic? Self control
Which one do you most dislike? Deceit
Who is your favorite novelist among men? Thackeray
Who among women? Louise, May. Alcott
Who is your favorite poet? James Russell Lowell
What six books (Bible excepted) would you bring with you if you were cast on a desert island?
Little Woman, Webebster's*, Unabridged Dictionary, Moonfolk, 
Marco and Paul's Adventures on the Erie Canal, At the Back of the North Wind
What is your favorite exercise? Books

Text Authorship:

  • by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925), "The Questionnaire: A Character Sketch"

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Source: Houghton Library Archives; Cambridge, Massachusetts

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
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