I had no time to hate

I had no time to hate, because
The grave would hinder me,
And life was not so ample I
Could finish enmity. 

Nor had I time to love; but since
Some industry must be,
The little toil of love, I thought,
Was large enough for me.

by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) , no title, from Poems of Emily Dickinson

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

by Arthur Farwell (1872-1952) , "I had no time to hate", 1949.

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