by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
When I peruse the conquer'd fame of...
Language: English
When I peruse the conquer'd fame of heroes and the victories of mighty generals, I do not envy the generals, Nor the President in his Presidency, nor the rich in his great house, But when I hear of the brotherhood of lovers, how it was with them, How together through life, through dangers, odium, unchanging, long and long, Through youth and through middle and old age, how unfaltering, how affectionate and faithful they were, Then I am pensive—I hastily walk away fill'd with the bitterest envy.
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Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "When I Peruse the Conquer'd Fame", appears in Leaves of Grass [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 Joe LoCascio (b. 1955), "When I Peruse the Conquer'd Fame of Heroes", copyright © 2017, first performed 2017 [ soprano voice and piano ], from Six Songs on Poems of Walt Whitman, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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