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L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato

Song Cycle by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)


3. As steals the morn upon the night

Language: English

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    * ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)

As steals the morn upon the night,
And melts the shades away:
So Truth does Fancy's charm dissolve,
And rising Reason puts to flight
The fumes that did the mind involve,
Restoring intellectual day.

Input by Ferdinando Albeggiani


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