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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DUETTO.
Abim.To a monarch's just petition,
Yield, and let my suit be heard.
Abrah.
'Tis distraction, 'tis perdition,
But to note a single word.
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Change thy blunt and fierce denial,
To a mild and gentle speech:
Abrah.
Sooner at the hour of trial
Shall the Oaf, the Ethiop bleach.
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