by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
To see sad sights moves more than hear...
Language: English
To see sad sights moves more than hear them told; For then eye interprets to the ear The heavy motion that it doth behold, When every part a part of woe doth bear. 'Tis but a part of sorrow that we hear: Deep sounds make lesser noise than shallow fords, And sorrow ebbs, being blown with wind of words.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Rape of Lucrece [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 Norman Houston O'Neill (1875 - 1934), "The Song of Lucius", published 1920 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-26
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