by Marcius Willson (1813 - 1905)
A thoughtful boy
Language: English
Little by little, and lesson by lesson I will gather up the knowledge which I find in books and in the world around me, said a thoughtful boy. And by learning a little every day and learning it well, he became, at length, a wise and useful man, honored and respected by all who knew him.
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Authorship:
- by Marcius Willson (1813 - 1905) [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 Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "A thoughtful boy", 1998 [mezzo-soprano, cello, and piano], from Songs of assiduity, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-10-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 56