Alexander's feast: or, the power of musick. An ode ... Perform'd ... before the ... Governors of the Small-Pox Hospital / [John Dryden].

  • John Dryden
Date:
1753
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Credit: Alexander's feast: or, the power of musick. An ode ... Perform'd ... before the ... Governors of the Small-Pox Hospital / [John Dryden]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHORUS. Bacchus’ Blefjings are a Treafure, Drinking is the Soldier's Pleafure ; Rich the Treafure, Sweet the Pleajure* Sweet is Pleafure after Pain. # Recitative. Mr. Beard. Sooth’d with the Sound, the King grew vain* Fought all his Battles o’er again * And thrice he routed all his Foes, and thrice he flew the Slain : The Mafter faw the Madnefs rife. His glowing Cheeks, his ardent Eyes * And while he Heav’n and Earth defy’d. Chang’d his Hand, and check’d his Pride. ^Recitative accompany'd. Sig. Galli, He chofe a mournful Mufe, Soft Pity to infufe. A I R. He fung Darius Great and Goody ; By too fevere a Fate, Fallen from his high Eflate, And welfring in his Blood. Deferted at his utmoft Needy By thofe his former Bounty fedy On the bare Earth expos'd he lies, Without a Frie?id to clofe his Eyes. Reci-
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