by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
In vain would fortune
Language: English
In vain would fortune with tempestuous blast, The present pile of happiness destroy. Lock'd in the sacred treasures of the past, What I have once possess'd I still enjoy.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Samuel Webbe (1740 - 1815), "In vain would fortune" [chorus a cappella], glee [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-09
Line count: 4
Word count: 29