Hence! Hence! Hence with your trifling deity, Z 632/5 (Henry Purcell)

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CPDL #11951: 

Editor: William Long (added 2006-07-04).   Score information: Letter, 14 pages, 108 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Hence! Hence! Hence with your trifling deity
Composer: Henry Purcell

Number of voices: 1v Voicing: B
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: 2 alto recorders (or 2 oboes), and basso continuo
Published: 1694

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Hence with your trifling Deity; a greater we adore;
Bacchus, who always from that blind Childish Pow'r keeps us free.
Love makes you languish and look pale, and sneak and
Sigh and whine, but over us no griefs prevail,
while we have lusty Wine.