by George Meredith (1828 - 1909)
Men the Angels eyed
Language: English
I Men the Angels eyed; And here they were wild waves, And there as marsh descried; Men the Angels eyed, And liked the picture best Where they were greenly dressed In brotherhood of graves. II Man the Angels marked: He led a host through murk, On fearful seas embarked; Man the Angels marked; To think without a nay, That he was good as they, And help him at his work. III Man and Angels, ye A sluggish fen shall drain, Shall quell a warring sea. Man and Angels, ye, Whom stain of strife befouls, A light to kindle souls Bear radiant in the stain.
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- by George Meredith (1828 - 1909), "Men and Man", appears in Ballads and Poems of Tragic Life, first published 1887 [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 Rutland Boughton (1878 - 1960), "Man and Men", 1903 [voice and piano], from Six songs of manhood [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
Line count: 24
Word count: 104