by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Since all the Riches of this World
Language: English
Since all the Riches of this World May be gifts from the Devil & Earthly Kings I should suspect that I worshipd the Devil If I thankd my God for Worldly things.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Notebook, in Gnomic Verses, no. 19 [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 Michael Richard Miller (b. 1932), "Since all the riches of the world", 1965 [tenor, bass, and 2 baritone soli, TTBB chorus, and piano], from Blasphemies of Blake, no. 8. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-17
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Word count: 32