by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
The right to perish might be thought
Language: English
The right to perish might be thought An undisputed right, Attempt it, and the Universe upon the opposite Will concentrate its officers - You cannot even die, But Nature and Mankind must pause To pay you scrutiny.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in The Single Hound, first published 1914 [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 Sergius Kagen (1909 - 1964), "The right to perish", published 1956 [voice, clarinet or chamber orchestra], from The Mob Within the Heart [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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