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by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)

Questionnaire: A Character Sketch
 (Sung text for setting by E. Hill)
 Matches base text
Language: English 
Name? Amy Lowell
Residence? Brookline
What is vour favorite moral characteristic? Self control
Which one do you most dislike? Deceit
Who is your favorite novelist among men? Thackeray
Who among women? Louise, May. Alcott
Who is your favorite poet? James Russell Lowell
What six books (Bible excepted) would you bring with you if you were cast on a desert island?
Little Woman, Webebster's*, Unabridged Dictionary, Moonfolk, 
Marco and Paul's Adventures on the Erie Canal, At the Back of the North Wind
What is your favorite exercise? Books

Source: Houghton Library Archives; Cambridge, Massachusetts

Composition:

    Set to music by Edie Hill (b. 1962), "Questionnaire: A Character Sketch", 2002 [ voice and piano ], from A Maker of Humming-birds, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925), "The Questionnaire: A Character Sketch"

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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-05
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