by Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
In My Own Nursery Matches base text
Language: English
The man in the wilderness asked of me, How many strawberries grow in the sea? I answered him, as I thought good: "As many red herrings as grow in the wood."
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "In My Own Nursery", 2005 [ baritone and piano ], from Drolleries and Wisdom, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936), no title, from "Child Psychology and Nonsense" in the Illustrated London News on October 15, first published 1921
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 31