by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914)
As it/ Were tissue of silver
Language: English
As it Were tissue of silver I'll wear, O Fate, thy grey, And go mistily radiant, clad Like the moon.
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Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "Fate defied", appears in Cinquains [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 Antheil (1900 - 1959), "Fate Defied", from Five Songs, no. 4. [text not verified]
- by Harrison Kerr (1897 - 1978), "Fate", from Six Songs for Voice and Piano to Poems by Adelaide Crapsey, no. 4. [text not verified]
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