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Epithalamium
English source:
Elkanah Settle
Thrice happy lovers, may you be
For ever, ever free,
From the tormenting devil, Jealousy.
From all the anxious Cares and Strife,
That attends a married Life:
Be to one another true,
Kind to her as she's to you.
And since the Errors of this Night are past,
May he be ever Constant, she be ever chaste.
For ever, ever free,
From the tormenting devil, Jealousy.
From all the anxious Cares and Strife,
That attends a married Life:
Be to one another true,
Kind to her as she's to you.
And since the Errors of this Night are past,
May he be ever Constant, she be ever chaste.
Composer
Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell (c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. It is said that he began composing at nine years old. As an adult, he became organist at Westminster Abbey, and later the Chapel Royal. Information from Wikipedia. For…
