by Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet (1612? - 1672)
While on the stealing stream I fixt mine...
Language: English
While on the stealing stream I fixt mine eye, Which to the long'd-for Ocean held its course, I markt nor crooks, nor rubs that there did lie Could hinder ought but still augment its force. O happy Flood, quoth I, that holds thy race Till thou arrive at thy beloved place, Nor is it rocks or shoals that can obstruct thy pace.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet (1612? - 1672), no title [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 Daniel Rogers Pinkham (1923 - 2006), "The happy flood", published 1976 [ SSAATTBB chorus and optional piano ], from O Beautiful! My Country [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-12-31
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Word count: 62