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Abimelech

an oratorio. As it is performed at the theatre-royal in Covent-Garden [by Christopher Smart]. The Music by Mr. Arnold
Smart, Christopher (1722-1771)

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Recitative.

Hagar.
Alas! dear lady, sure you over-rate
Th'occasion of your sorrows; far too much
I have indulged them also—'tis high time
To shift the scene in thought, and cherish hope.

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