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Song: Whilst in the dark on thy soft hand I hung, and...

by John Alcock . A Catch for Three voices , in B minor

Text:

Whilst in the dark on thy soft hand I hung,
and heard the tempting Siren in thy tongue,
what flames, what darts, what anguish I endured,
but when the candle entered I was cured.

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