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Song: Would you know how we meet o’er our jolly full...

by Henry Purcell . A Catch for Three voices , in D major

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Would you know how we meet o’er our jolly full bowls?
as we mingle our liquors, we mingle our souls,
the sweet melts the sharp, the kind sooths the strong,
and nothing but friendship grows all the night long,
we drink, laugh, and gratify ev’ry desire,
love only remains our unquenchable fire.

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