by James Kenneth Stephen (1859 - 1892)
If all the harm that women have done
Language: English
If all the harm that women have done Were put in a bundle and rolled into one, Earth would not hold it, The sky could not enfold it, It could not be lighted nor warmed by the sun; Such masses of evil Would puzzle the devil And keep him in fuel while Time's wheels run. But if all the harm that 's been done by men Were doubled and doubled and doubled again, And melted and fused into vapor and then Were squared and raised to the power of ten, There would n't be nearly enough, not near, To keep a small girl for the tenth of a year.
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Text Authorship:
- by James Kenneth Stephen (1859 - 1892), "A thought" [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 (Gerald) Graham Peel (1878 - 1937), "A conundrum", published 1923 [voice and piano], London, Chappell & Co. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-26
Line count: 14
Word count: 109