by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Thought
Language: English
Of obedience, faith, adhesiveness; As I stand aloof and look, there is to me something profoundly affecting in large masses of men, following the lead of those who do not believe in men.
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Thought", appears in Leaves of Grass, first published 1900 [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 Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006), "Thought", 1975, published 1979 [ soprano and piano ], from By the Roadside: Six Songs to Poems by Walt Whitman, no. 2, Oxford University Press [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-10-12
Line count: 3
Word count: 33