At "The Fox Inn" The tattered ears, The fox's grin Mock the dead years. High on the wall Above the cask Laughs at you all The fox's mask. The horn is still, The huntsman gone; After the kill The fox lives on. Death's date is there In faded gold; His eyes outstare The dead of old. Beneath this roof His eyes mistrust The crumbled hoof, The hounds of dust. You will not call, I shall not stir When the fangs fall From that brown fur.
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Authorship:
- by Bruce Blunt (1899 - 1957) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "The fox", 1930, published 1931 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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