by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
O the blest eyes! the happy hearts!
Language: English
O the blest eyes! the happy hearts! That see -- that know the guiding thread so fine, Along the mighty labyrinth!
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Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Song of the Universal, no. 4 [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):
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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Homer Albert Norris (1860?5 - 1920), "Come, said the Muse", published 1903 [vocal trio for soprano, tenor, and baritone with piano], from The Flight of the Eagle.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-11
Line count: 3
Word count: 20