by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
This nature full of hints and mysteries
Language: English
This nature full of hints and mysteries, Untrackt conclusions, broken lights and shapes, This world-reflecting mind, this complex life Of checks and impulses and counter checks, Glimpses and aspirations, warnings, failings.
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), written 1833 [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 Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "This nature full of hints and mysteries
", 2000, first performed 2000 [soprano, large SATB chorus, and orchestra], from Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, no. 6. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
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Word count: 31