by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
As if the Sea should part Matches original text
Language: English
As if the Sea should part And show a further Sea -- And that -- a further -- and the Three But a presumption be -- Of Periods of Seas -- Unvisited of Shores -- Themselves the Verge of Seas to be -- Eternity -- is Those --
Composition:
- Set to music by William Hawley (b. 1950), "As if the Sea should part", first performed 1987 [ SSAATB chorus a cappella ], from Six Dickinson Settings, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1929
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-05-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 40