by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Language: English
Such a starved bank of moss Till, that May-morn, Blue ran the flash across: Violets were born! Sky -- what a scowl of cloud Till, near and far, Ray on ray split the shroud: Splendid, a star! World -- how it walled about Life with disgrace, Till God's own smile came out: That was thy face!
Composition:
- Set to music by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Apparitions", op. 27 no. 3, published 1893 [ medium voice and piano ], from Browning songs (First Series), no. 3, Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), "Apparitions", appears in The Two Poets of Croisic, Prologue, first published 1878
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 54