Before I looked upon the face of Grief, Yea, long before Love ever came to bring it, I wrote a little song of Love and Grief,-- But it was Love and Grief taught me to sing it.
Two Short Songs
Song Cycle by Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912)
1. Love and Grief ‑‑ Nature and Art [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by William Theodore Peters (1862 - ?), "Nature and Art", appears in Posies out of Rings and Other Conceits, London: John Lane; New York: George H. Richmond and Co., page 77, first published 1896
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]2. The mountain and the star [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Once a Mountain loved a Star, Loved a Star and loved her only. For a night the Star shone down On the Mountain bare and brown; Then, at dawn of "little day," Very softly slipped away. All great mountain heights are lonely.
Text Authorship:
- by William Theodore Peters (1862 - ?), "The mountain and the star", appears in Posies out of Rings and Other Conceits, London: John Lane; New York: George H. Richmond and Co., page 24, first published 1896
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]Total word count: 79