The haughty wife of Jove - Callcott, John Wall

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"A catch in which a secondary meaning (in this instance gentle non-sexual humour) is revealed in performance. '''Lyrics:''' Anon, probably the composer"

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → Glees ♬ Voicing → TTT ¶ Language → English

Parts 3

Instruments A cappella

Pages 5

CPDL # 29898

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2013-08-19

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¶Lyrics / Text

The haughty wife of Jove, in jealous state, To madness destined wretched Ino's fate; Some would have cooled great Juno's angry blood, "But what", said she, "d'ye know of her that's good?" Ev'n Jove himself was into holes and corners driv'n: "You're a dirty rascal" rent the heav'n.