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Song: The silver swan who living had no note, till...

by . A Catch for Three voices , in D minor

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The silver swan who living had no note,
till death approched unlocked her silent throat,
leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
thus sung her first and last and sung no more,
“Farewell all joys, oh death come close my eyes,
more geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.”

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