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.
Abim.If thou hast done this fair one such displeasure,
And dared against her liberty, thou varlet,
Low on thy knees intreat her gentle pardon,
And make protest against offence to come.
Phicol.
If my officious zeal to serve my master,
Has given disgust to thee, thou pearl of beauty,
Thus prostrate I renounce th'audacious deed,
And crave forgiveness in this suppliant guise.
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