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.
Hast thou then took possession of my wife,And dar'd the horrid foulness?—Is it thus
Thou call'st thyself a king, and sit'st a judge
Of truth and tenure?—Know, thou haughty tyrant,
That God is all around us, and th'adulterer
Pollutes the holy presence of th'Almighty.
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