by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
The peacock has a score of eyes
Language: English
The peacock has a score of eyes, With which he cannot see; The cod-fish has a silent sound, However that may be; No dandelions tell the time, Although they turn to clocks; Cat's-cradle does not hold the cat, Nor foxglove fit the fox.
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Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [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 Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "The peacock has a score of eyes", published 1916 [ voice and piano ], from Kookoorookoo and other songs [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-09-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 43