by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Language: English
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Truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the lies you can invent.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Truth", 1950, lines 3-4 [ mixed chorus and piano ], two-part canon
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Auguries of Innocence, no. 15
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-01
Line count: 4
Word count: 27