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'''Published:''' 1695 | '''Published:''' 1695 | ||
'''Description:''' | '''Description:''' from the prologue to ''The Indian Queen''. | ||
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Why shou'd men quarrel here, | Why shou'd men quarrel here, | ||
Where all possess as much as they can hope for by success. | Where all possess as much as they can hope for by success. | ||
None can have most where Nature is so kind, | None can have most where Nature is so kind, | ||
As to exceed Man's use tho' not his Mind.< | As to exceed Man's use tho' not his Mind. | ||
</poem> | |||
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- Editor: William Long (submitted 2008-03-12). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 128 kB Copyright: Personal
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Title: Why should men quarrel
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: Mixed ensemble
- 2 alto recorders and basso continuo
Published: 1695
Description: from the prologue to The Indian Queen.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
Why shou'd men quarrel here,
Where all possess as much as they can hope for by success.
None can have most where Nature is so kind,
As to exceed Man's use tho' not his Mind.