by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Grown old in love from seven till seven...
Language: English
Grown old in love from seven till seven times seven, I oft have wish'd for Hell, for ease from Heaven.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Notebook, in Gnomic Verses, no. 22 [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 Peter Tahourdin (1928 - 2009), "Grown old in love from seven till seven times seven", 1968 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Seven Gnomic Verses, no. 6. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-01
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Word count: 20