by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
The arts
Language: English
When nations grow old, the Arts grow cold, And Commerce settles on every tree; And the poor and the old can live upon gold, For all are born poor, aged sixty-three.
E. Bacon sets line 1
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), appears in On Art and Artists [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 Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "The arts", c1948, line 1 [vocal quartet], canon [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-05
Line count: 4
Word count: 31