by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
When a man is sitting before the fire on...
Language: English
When a man is sitting before the fire on the hearth, he says, "Nature is a simple affair." Then he looks out the window and sees a hailstorm, and begins to think that "Nature can't be so eas'ly disposed of."
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Nature", 1985 [medium voice and piano], from Three Little Americana Songs, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Soliloquy", 1907 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-11
Line count: 4
Word count: 40