by Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856 - 1935)
As he went down the Roman Road
Language: English
As he went down the Roman Road In March or thereabout, A slender, wild, unbroken gold, The daffodils were out. Sudden along the Roman Road He saw the wind come down, Behind the golden daffodils, And drive them into town. A moment. Yet almost it seemed — That moment was of old; A company of spears went by, All Roman, and all gold.
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Confirmed with Lizette Woodworth Reese, Wild Cherry, Baltimore, Md: The Norman, Remington Co, 1923.
Text Authorship:
- by Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856 - 1935), "The Roman road", subtitle: "(England)", appears in Wild Cherry [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The Roman road - England", op. 152 (Five Songs) no. 4 (1942) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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