by William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850)
Let other bards of angels sing
Language: English
Let other bards of angels sing, Bright suns without a spot; But thou art no such perfect thing: Rejoice that thou art not! Heed not tho' none should call thee fair; So, Mary, let it be If nought in loveliness compare With what thou art to me. True beauty dwells in deep retreats, Whose veil is unremoved Till heart with heart in concord beats, And the lover is beloved.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850), "To Mary", written 1824 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "Mary", op. 29 (Three Songs) no. 2 (1898), published 1898 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 69