by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861)
Language: English
...
Yet half a beast is the great god Pan,
To laugh as he sits by the river,
Making a poet out of a man:
The true gods sigh for the cost and pain --
For the reed which grows nevermore again
As a reed with the reeds of the river.
First published in Cornhill Magazine, July 1860
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Composition:
- Set to music by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "Pan", 1995, stanza 7 [ soprano, clarinet, and piano ], from Three myths for coloratura soprano, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861), "A musical instrument"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-30
Line count: 42
Word count: 310