sometimes misattributed to Arthur Twining Hadley (1856 - 1930) and by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)

Language: English 
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How can I turn from any fire,
  On any man's hearthstone?
I know the longing and desire
  That went to build my own!
Note: quoted by Pres. Hadley in the lecture "Some Influences in Modern Philosophic Thought", Yale University Press; sometimes the Ives song text is credited to him.

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Tolerance", 1909, published 1921/2, stanza 7 [ voice and piano ]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-10
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Word count: 244