by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
A Wilderness of Sea
Language: English
For now I stand as one upon a rock Environed with a wilderness of sea, Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him.
Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), appears in Titus Andronicus [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):
- by Emily Shisko , "A Wilderness of Sea", 2016 [ chorus and electronics ], Together with Shane Myrbeck [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-12
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Word count: 37