All the breath and the bloom of the year in the bag of one bee:
All the wonder and wealth of the mine in the heart of one gem:
In the core of one pearl all the shade and the shine of the sea:
Breath and bloom, shade and shine, -- wonder, wealth, and -- how far above them --
Truth that's brighter than gem,
Trust, that's purer than pearl, --
Brightest truth, purest trust in the universe--all were for me
In the kiss of one girl.
Two songs
Song Cycle by Charles Inches
?. Summum bonum  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), "Summum bonum", appears in Asolando: Fancies and Facts, first published 1889
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