Songs

Proverb IV

by Benjamin Britten From Songs and Proverbs of William Blake (1965) Op. 74

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Text

Proverb IV
English source: William Blake

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

Composer

Benjamin Britten

Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music,…

Poet

William Blake

William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic…

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