Despondency

Matthew Arnold

1822 to 1888

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We are working on musical arrangements of Despondency by Matthew Arnold and they will be published on a date yet to be decided.

The thoughts that rain their steady glow
Like stars on life’s cold sea,
Which others know, or say they know,—
They never shone for me.

Thoughts light, like gleams, my spirit’s sky,
But they will not remain.
They light me once, they hurry by,
And never come again.

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Matthew Arnold's Despondency

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  • Multiple revisions to ensure the arrangement honors the poet's original vision

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