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by John Clare (1793 - 1864)

There is a charm in solitude that cheers
 (Sung text for setting by D. Thomas)
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Language: English 
There is a charm in Solitude that cheers
A feeling that the world knows nothing of
A green delight the wounded mind endears
After the hustling world is broken off
Whose whole delight was crime at good to scoff
Green solitude his prison pleasure yields
The bitch fox heeds him not-birds seem to laugh
He lives the Crusoe of his lonely fields
Which dark green oaks his noontide leisure shields

Composition:

    Set to music by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "There is a charm in solitude that cheers", 1990 [ baritone, piano ], from Heard in a Violent Ward, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by John Clare (1793 - 1864), "There is a charm in solitude that cheers"

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Researcher for this page: David Evan Thomas

This text was added to the website: 2006-06-12
Line count: 9
Word count: 70

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