by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
It was not Saint ‑‑ it was too large
Language: English
It was not Saint -- it was too large -- Nor Snow -- it was too small -- It only held itself aloof Like something spiritual --
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1929 [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 Henry Leland Clarke (1907 - 1992), "It was not Saint -- it was too large", 1965 [ medium voice and piano ], from Emily Dickinson Canons [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-06-02
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Word count: 23