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Song: If neither brass, nor marble, can withstand the...

by William Hayes . A Catch for Three voices , in A minor

𝄴 (Common time), Andante Largo

Text:

If neither brass, nor marble, can withstand
the mortal force of time’s destructive hand,
if mountains sink to vales and cities die,
and less’ning rivers mourn their fountains dry,
when my old Gassock (says a Welch divine)
is out at elbows, why should I repine?

This song in sources:

UofG Library ASC O.c.23

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