by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
The little girl lost See original
Language: English
In futurity
I prophetic see
That the earth from sleep
(Grave the sentence deep)
Shall arise and seek
For her maker meek;
And in the desart wild
Become a garden mild.
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Composition:
- Set to music by William Bolcom (b. 1938), "The little girl lost", 1956-81, stanzas 1-2 [ solo voices, chorus, and orchestra ], from Songs of Experience, Volume One, no. 8
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The little girl lost", appears in Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Experience, no. 5, first published 1794
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Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-17
Line count: 52
Word count: 206