by John Woolman (1720 - 1772)
I saw a mass of matter of a dull gloomy color
Language: English
. . . I saw a mass of matter of a dull gloomy color . . . and was informed that this mass was human beings in as great misery as they could be, and live, and that I was mixed in with them, and henceforth I might not consider myself as a distinct or separate being.
Authorship:
- by John Woolman (1720 - 1772) [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 Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "I saw a mass of matter of a dull gloomy color", 1997, published 1999, from Evidence of Things Not Seen, no. 15 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2004-08-04
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