by Edwin Markham (1852 - 1940)
Outwitted
Language: English
He drew a circle that shut me out –
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
Be Love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle that took him in!
Text Authorship:
- by Edwin Markham (1852 - 1940), "Outwitted" [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 Misty L. Dupuis (b. 1972), "Outwitted", subtitle: "Choral", first performed 2018 [ chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-09-13
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Word count: 32