by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
My wars are laid away in books
Language: English
My wars are laid away in books; I have one battle more, A foe whom I have never seen But oft has scanned me o'er, And hesitated me between And others at my side, But chose the best, neglecting me, Till all the rest have died. How sweet if I am not forgot By chums that passed away, Since playmates at threescore and ten Are such a scarcity!
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [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 Gordon Getty (b. 1933), "My wars are laid away in books" [soprano and piano], from The White Election - A Song Cycle for soprano and piano on 32 poems of Emily Dickinson, Part 4 : My Feet Slip Nearer, no. 27. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-12
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Word count: 68