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A Portrait of the Marchioness of...

Language: English

He toned the sprightly beam of morning
  With twilight meek of tender eve,
Brightness interfused with softness,
  Light and shade did weave:
And gave to candor equal place
With mystery starred in open skies;
And, floating all in sweetness, made
  Her fathomless mild eyes.


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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

    * by David Leo Diamond (1915-2005) , "A Portrait of the Marchioness of Brinvilliers", published 1947 [medium voice and piano], from Songs by David Diamond

Date added to the website: 2008-07-18.

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