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Six Poems of Ruth Pitter
Song Cycle by Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976)
1. The woodpath in spring
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Ruth Pitter (1897 - 1992), copyright ©
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Language: English
Barefoot I went and made no sound [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Ruth Pitter (1897 - 1992), "The viper", appears in A Trophy of Arms, first published 1936, copyright ©
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Language: English
I saw the people dance by the water [ ... ]
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- by Ruth Pitter (1897 - 1992), copyright ©
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Language: English
O still withold thyself, be not possessed
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- by Ruth Pitter (1897 - 1992), "The comet", appears in A Trophy of Arms, first published 1936, copyright ©
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Language: English
Like a song that shall be heard
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- by Ruth Pitter (1897 - 1992), "Simile", appears in A Trophy of Arms, first published 1936, copyright ©
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Language: English
Light, stillness and peace lie on the broad sands [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Ruth Pitter (1897 - 1992), "The estuary", appears in The Bridge, first published 1945, copyright ©
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