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An Ape, a Lion, a Fox, and an Ass, | |||
Do shew forth Man's Life as it were in a Glass: | |||
For Apish we are till Twenty and one, | |||
And after that, Lions till Forty be gone; | |||
Then witty as Foxes till Threescore and Ten, | |||
but after that Asses, and so no more Men. | |||
A Dove, a Sparrow, a Parrot, a Crow, | |||
As plainly sets forth how you Women may know: | |||
Harmless they are, till Thirteen be gone, | |||
Then Wanton as Sparrows till Forty draw on; | |||
Then Prating as Parrots till Threescore be o'er, | |||
Then Birds of ill Omen, and Women no more. | |||
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- Editor: Raymond Nagem (submitted 2019-05-22). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 49 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: From The Second Book of the Catch Club or Merry Companions (London: John Walsh, c. 1700).
General Information
Title: An ape, a lion, a fox and an ass, Z 241
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: 3 equal voices
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Original text and translations
{{Text|English| An Ape, a Lion, a Fox, and an Ass, Do shew forth Man's Life as it were in a Glass: For Apish we are till Twenty and one, And after that, Lions till Forty be gone; Then witty as Foxes till Threescore and Ten, but after that Asses, and so no more Men.
A Dove, a Sparrow, a Parrot, a Crow, As plainly sets forth how you Women may know: Harmless they are, till Thirteen be gone, Then Wanton as Sparrows till Forty draw on; Then Prating as Parrots till Threescore be o'er, Then Birds of ill Omen, and Women no more.