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A Chorus of Priests.
Goddess Minerva, Wise, Austere,
Sober, Valiant, Chast, and Fair,
We bring thee here,
A Kind, a Young, a Lovely Pair;
Who beg thy leave to joyn their hands,
In Chast and Holy Marriage-bands.
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Sober, Valiant, Chast, and Fair,
We bring thee here,
A Kind, a Young, a Lovely Pair;
Who beg thy leave to joyn their hands,
In Chast and Holy Marriage-bands.
Oh! Let him be active Fire,
Ever burning in desire,
Ever free
From any smoak of Jealousy.
Let her be water, soft to all his touches,
Ever hot when he approaches,
When he takes away his Eye,
Ever froze with Chastity:
Long let love possess her heart,
And ne're let Love and Beauty Part.
The First Chorus Sung over again.Ever hot when he approaches,
When he takes away his Eye,
Ever froze with Chastity:
Long let love possess her heart,
And ne're let Love and Beauty Part.
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