by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)
On frosty morns with the woods aflame,...
Language: English
On frosty morns with the woods aflame, down, down The golden spoils fall thick from the chestnut crown. May Autumn in tranquil glory her riches spend, With mellow apples her orchard-branches bend.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930), "October", appears in Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, in Eclogue I: The Months, first published 1899 [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 Greta Tomlins (1912 - 1972), "On frosty morns", published 1967 [SSA chorus and piano], from Times and Seasons [text not verified]
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Word count: 32