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.
Abim.I am resolv'd they shall depart this day,
For such a night as last I never knew
From Infancy till now—Beware, he cry'd,
The angel of the Lord, all robed in terror,
Beware, Abimelech, of certain death,
Unless thou render Sarah to her lord—
I pleaded my integrity of heart,
And innocence of hands, and found some grace.
Abimelech | ||