by Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914?)

Language: English 
Little's the good to sit and grieve
Because the serpent tempted Eve.
Better to wipe your eyes and take
A club and go out and kill a snake.

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But if you prefer, as I suspect,
To philosophize, why, then, reflect:
If the cunning rascal upon the limb
Hadn't tempted her she'd have tempted him.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Consolation", 1996, stanzas 1,3 [ medium voice and piano ]

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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 83