| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | November 25 | | Gaetano Donizetti | | By Francis Saltus Saltus (1849–1889) |
| | (Born November 25, 1797)
A THOUSAND godsent melodies found birth, | |
| And, flower-like, sprang from thine angelic mind, | |
| To lull the unceasing sorrow of mankind, | |
| And charm the changeless ennui of the earth. | |
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| Then, when the soul was moved, thy reaper, Mirth, | 5 |
| Usurped dark Melancholy’s throne and twined | |
| Light sheaves of song as buoyant as the wind, | |
| Turning the dross of care to golden worth! | |
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| Thy deathless Fame before no tomb shall bow! | |
| No grave can close upon thy matchless art! | 10 |
| Cherished, supreme in palace as in mart, | |
| In proud, immortal calm thou standest now, | |
| With all the grace of Italy in thy heart, | |
| With all the glory of Song upon thy brow! | | | | |
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