by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
On mundane acquaintances
Language: English
Good morning, Algernon: Good morning, Percy. Good morning, Mrs. Roebeck. Christ have mercy!
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "On Mundane Acquaintances", appears in Sonnets and Verse (1923), first published 1923 [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 Archie James Potter (b. 1918), "On mundane acquaintances", published 1972 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Ten Epigrams by Hilaire Belloc [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-17
Line count: 2
Word count: 14