by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
Language: English
A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation."
Composition:
- Set to music by Joshua Alan Lindsay (b. 1988), "Prelude", 2008-9, first performed 2009 [ tenor or high voice and piano ], from Of snow, ice, burning sand, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), no title, appears in War Is Kind and Other Lines, no. 21, first published 1899
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-07
Line count: 5
Word count: 24