Abimelech an oratorio. As it is performed at the theatre-royal in Covent-Garden [by Christopher Smart]. The Music by Mr. Arnold |
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Recitative.
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Recitative.
Sarah.Let me be with thee;—stir not for a moment,
And shield my very ears from violation—
The handmaid too is fair, and needs protection,
Amongst such eyes as here are—'tis expedient
We meditate our flight, and shift the scene
For some sequester'd wilderness or cave.
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