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.Thy sister, or thy wife, or what thou wilt
Is innocent for me, deceitful stranger!
If God be purity, he's also truth;
And he that leases must offend his nature.
Phichol come forth with Sarah and Hagar.
Phichol, with Sarah, Hagar, and Guards.
Abim.
Behold thy wife again—and thou, fair matron,
Return thee to thy husband—he shall be
A covering to thine eyes, which shall not wander
Hereafter from thy lord to charm an alien.
Thou friend of God, which is the truth Almighty,
Beware of fraud for fear of retribution.
Queen of Gerar.
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