by Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914?)
Egotist
Language: English
Megaceph, chosen to serve the State In the halls of legislative debate, One day with his credentials came To the capitol's door and announced his name. The doorkeeper looked, with a comical twist Of the face, at the eminent egotist, And said: "Go away, for we settle here All manner of questions, knotty and queer, And we cannot have, when the speaker demands To know how every member stands, A man who to all things under the sky Assents by eternally voting 'I.'"
Text Authorship:
- by Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914?), "Egotist", appears in The Cynic's Word Book, first published 1906 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Egotist", 2011 [medium voice or high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 83