by Arthur Macy (1842 - 1904)
Adversity
Language: English
A soft eye's drooping lid, A witching face, A snowy breast half-hid, A bit of lace, Dear lips that sweetly smile; A dream of bliss, And I, a lone exile Without a kiss.
Authorship:
- by Arthur Macy (1842 - 1904) [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 George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "Adversity", published 1902 [voice and piano], from Six Songs, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 33