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by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)

To Willmouse
Language: English 
Where art thou, my gentle child?
Let me think thy spirit feeds,
With its life intense and mild,
The love of living leaves and weeds,
Among these tombs and ruins wild;-
Let me think that through low seeds
Of sweet flowers and sunny grass,
Into their hues and scents may pass
A portion...

Text Authorship:

  • by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822) [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 Edward Rushton , "To Willmouse", 2000 [baritone and piano], from Three Fragments of Shelley, no. 1. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Edward Rushton

This text was added to the website: 2012-03-31
Line count: 9
Word count: 53

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