by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
On a dead hostess
Language: English
Of this bad world the loveliest and the best Has smiled and said "Good Night," and gone to rest.
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "On a dead hostess", appears in Sonnets and Verse (1923), first published 1923 [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 Chester Duncan (1913 - 2002), "On a dead hostess", 1974 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-17
Line count: 2
Word count: 19