by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
The Background and the Figure
Language: English
I think of the slope where the rabbits fed, Of the periwinks' rockwork lair, Of the fuchsias ringing their bells of red - And the something else seen there. Between the blooms where the sod basked bright, By the bobbing fuchsia trees, Was another and yet more eyesome sight - The sight that richened these. I shall seek those beauties in the spring, When the days are fit and fair, But only as foils to the one more thing That also will flower there!
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "The Background and the Figure", appears in Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses, first published 1917 [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 Bernard James Naylor (1907 - 1986), "The Background and the Figure", published 1930 [ SSAA chorus and piano ], from Two Lyrics [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 82