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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Let no mortal sing to me

(Sung text for setting by W. Jackson)

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Language: English

Let no mortal sing to me
the stupid praise of constancy
Nature bids her subjects range
All creation's full of change.
See the bearing hours display
Morning evening night and day
See the circling seasons bring
Summer winter autumn spring.
Futher rivers current fool
Idly seek the stagnant pool
Shall the pedant's mandate bind
The rapid wave the fleeting wind.

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William Jackson

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 60

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