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Song: Aaron thus proposed to Moses, “Come let us...

by Henry Purcell . A Catch for Three voices , in B-flat major

Text:

Aaron thus proposed to Moses,
“Come let us fuddle our noses,”
Moses replied again to Aaron,
”’Twill do us more harm than you are aware on,”
“Wine has a celestial charm in’t,
therefore can be no harm in’t,”
if you would be Aaron’s brother,
then wipe off this bottle, and call for another.

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