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

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"from ''Timon of Athens, The Man Hater'' (1694)"

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre → Arias ♬ Voicing → Solo Bass ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Mixed ensemble - 2 alto recorders (or 2 oboes) and basso continuo

Pages 14

CPDL # 11951

Editor William Long

Posted 2006-07-04

License CPDL License

¶Lyrics / Text

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.