by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
Thine eyes still shined for me Matches base text
Language: English
Thine eyes still shined for me, Though far I lonely roved the land or sea: As I behold yon evening star, Which yet beholds not me. This morn I climbed the misty hill, And roamed the pastures through; How danced thy form before my path Amidst the deep-eyed dew! When the redbird spread his sable wing, And showed his side of flame; When the rosebud ripened to the rose, In both I read thy name.
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "Thine eyes still shined for me", 1895-6, published 1896, from English Lyrics, Fourth Set, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), "Thine eyes still shined", appears in Poems, first published 1847
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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
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Line count: 12
Word count: 75