An ode on the death of Mr. Henry Purcell ... the words by Mr. Dryden ; and sett to musick by Dr. Blow.

AN ODE, ON THE DEATH OF Mr. Henry Purcell; Late Servant to his Majesty, and Organist of the Chapel Royal, and of St. Peter's Westminster.

The Words by Mr. Dryden, and Sett to Musick by Dr. Blow.

LONDON, Printed by I. Heptinstall, for Henry Playford, at his Shop in the Temple Change Fleetstreet, or at his House in Arundelstreet over against the Blew Ball. 1696.

The ODE.

I.

MArk how the Lark and Linnet Sing, With rival Notes They strain their warbling Throats, To welcome in the Spring. But in the close of Night, When Philomel begins her Heav'nly lay, They cease their mutual spight, Drink in her Musick with delight, And lift'ning and silent, and silent and list'ning, and lift'ning and silent obey.

II.

So ceas'd the rival Crew when Purcell came, They Sung no more, or only Sung his Fame. Struck dumb they all admir'd the God-like Man, The God-like Man, Alas, too soon retir'd, As He too late began. We beg not Hell, our Orpheus to restore, Had He been there, Their Sovereigns fear Had sent Him back before. The pow'r of Harmony too well they knew, He long e'er this had Tun'd their jarring Sphere, And left no Hell below.

III.

The Heav'nly Quire, who heard his Notes from high, Let down the Scale of Musick from the Sky: They handed him along, And all the way He taught, and all the way they Sung. Ye Brethren of the Lyre, and tunefull Voice, Lament his lott: but at your own rejoyce. Now live secure and linger out your days, The Gods are pleas'd alone with Purcell's Layes, Nor know to mend their Choice.

FINIS.

Flutes 〈♫〉〈♫〉 MArk, mark, mark how the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 mark, mark, mark how the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Lark and Linnet Sin—g, Sin—g; mark, mark, 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 Lark and Linnet Sin—g, Sin—g; mark, mark, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sin—g, Sin— 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sin—g, Sin—g, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —g; mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sing, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sin—g, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sin—g, 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 with Ri—val Notes they strain their war— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 with Ri—val Notes they strain their war— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bling Throats, they strain their war— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bling Throats, 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bling, war—bling 〈♫〉〈♫〉 they strain their war— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Throats with ri—val Notes, they strain their war— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bling, warbling Throats, with ri—val Notes they strain their war— 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bling, war—bling Throats; to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bling, war—bling, war—bling Throats; to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 welcome, to welcome, to welcome, welcome in the Spring; they strain their war— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 welcome, to welcome, to wel—come in the Spring; they strain their war— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bling, war—bling Throats, to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bling, war—bling, war—bling Throats, to 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 welcome, to welcome, to welcome, welcome in the Spring. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 welcome, to welcome, to wel—come, in the Spring. 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 But in the close, in the close of 〈♫〉〈♫〉 But in the close, in the close of Night, but in the close in the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Night, but in the close, in the close of Night, when 〈♫〉〈♫〉 close of Night, when Philomel, when Philo-mel be-gins her Heav'n— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Philomel, when Philomel begins her Heav'nly, Heav'n— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —ly, Heav'nly Lays; they cease their mutual, mu-tual spight, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —ly, Heav'nly Lays; they cease their 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 they cease their mutual, mu—tual spight, their mu—tual 〈♫〉〈♫〉 mutual, mu—tual spight, they cease their mutual, mu—tual spight, their mu—tual 〈♫〉〈♫〉 spight; they cease their mutual, mu—tual 〈♫〉〈♫〉 spight; 〈♫〉〈♫〉 spight. they cease their mutual their mu—tual spight. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 they cease their mutual, mu—tual spight, their mu—tual spight. 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 Drink in her Mu— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —sick with delight, with de-light, drink in her Musick, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Drink in her Mu—sick with de—light, 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 drink in her Mu—sick, drink in her Mu— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 drink in her Mu—sick with de—light, drink in her 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —sick, drink in her Mu—sick with delight; and listning, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Mu—sick with de—light, with delight; and 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 silent, and silent, and listning, and listning, and silent, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 listning, and silent, and silent, and listning, and listning, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 silent, and listning, and listning, and silent, and list—ning, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 silent, and silent, and listning, and list—ning, and silent, o—bey; 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 silent o—bey; o—bey, o—bey, and silent, and lest— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 o—bey, obey, o—bey, and list—ning, and silent o—bey, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —ning, and silent o-bey, and list—ning, and silent o—bey, o— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and list—ning, and si-lent, and listning, and silent o-bey, o— 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bey, o-bey, and list—ning, and si-lent o—bey, obey, o—bey. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —bey, o—bey, and listning, and si—lent, and listning, and silent o—bey, o-bey, o—bey. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 2d. Countertenor. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 So ceas'd the Ri—vall Crew when Pur—cell 〈♫〉〈♫〉 came, so ceas'd the Ri—vall Crew when Purcell 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 came, they Sung no more, no more, they Sung no more, or on-ly, on-ly, or 〈♫〉〈♫〉 on—ly Sung his Fame, or on—ly Sung 〈♫〉〈♫〉 his Fame, or on—ly Sung his Fame; struck 〈♫〉〈♫〉 dumb they all admir'd, all, they all admir'd the matchless, the match—less 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Man, the matchless, matchless Man; a—las, a—las, a—las too soon re- 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —tir'd, the matchless, matchless Man, a—las, a—las too soon retir'd, as he— 〈♫〉〈♫〉

—too late, as he too late, too late began, he too 〈♫〉〈♫〉 late, as he too late, too late began. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 2d. Countertenor. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 We beg not Hell our Or—pheus to restore, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 we beg not Hell our Or—pheus, we beg not Hell our 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 Or—pheus to re—store; had he been there, had he been 〈♫〉〈♫〉 there, their Sov'raigns fear had sen—t him back before, had 〈♫〉〈♫〉 he been there, had he been there, their Sov'raigns fe—ar had sent 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 him back be—fore: we beg not. The pow'r of Har— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 As before. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —mony too well they know, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 the pow'r of Har—mony, of 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 Har—mony, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 the pow'r of Har—mony too well they know; 〈♫〉〈♫〉 He long e'er this had turn'd the jarring, jarring, jarring, 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 jarring Spheres, he long e'er this had turn'd the jarring, jarring, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 jarring, jarring Spheres, and left no Hell be—low: He 〈♫〉〈♫〉 long e'er this had turn'd the jarring, jarring, jarring, jarring Spheres, the jarring, jarring, 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 jarring, jarring Spheres, and left no Hell be—low: he long, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 The Heav'nly, Heav'nly Quire, who heard his 〈♫〉〈♫〉 The Heav'nly, Heav'nly Quire, who heard his Notes from high, the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Notes from high, the Heav'nly, Heav'nly Quire, who heard his Notes from 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Heav'nly, Heav'nly Quire, who heard his Notes from high, let down, let 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 high, let down, let down the Scale of Musick from on high, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 down the Scale of Musick, of Musick from on high: The Heav'nly, Heav'nly, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 The Heav'nly, Heav'nly Quire who heard his Notes from high, let down, let 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Quire, who heard his Notes from high, let down, let down, let down the Scale of 〈♫〉〈♫〉 down, let down the Scale of Musick; let down the Scale of Musick, of Musick, of 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Musick from on high, from on high; let down the Scale of Musick, of Musick from on 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Musick from on high. They handed him along, alon—g, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 high, from on high. They handed him a—long, a—lon— 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 and all the way The taught, a-lon—g, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —g, they handed him a—long, a-lon— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and all the way he taught, and all the way they Sung, and all, all the way they 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —g, and all the way he taught, and all the way they 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Sung; they handed him along, and all the way he taught, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Sung; they handed him along, they handed him along, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 all the way they Sung, and all, all the way they Sung, all, all, they handed him along, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 all the way he taught, and all the way they Sung, all, all, they handed him along 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 all the way he taught, and all the way they Sung, and all, all the way they Sung. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and all the way he taught, and all the way they Sung. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Ye Brethren, ye Brethren of the Lyre, and tunefull, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Ye Brethren, ye Brethren, 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 tunefull, tunefull Voice; ye Brethren, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 ye Brethren of the Lyre, and tunefull, tunefull, tunefull Voice; ye 〈♫〉〈♫〉 ye Brethren lamen—t, lamen—t; ye Brethren, ye 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Brethren, lamen—t, lamen—t; ye Brethren, 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 Brethren lamen—t, lamen—t his Lott, but 〈♫〉〈♫〉 lamen—t, lamen—t his Lott, but at your own re— 〈♫〉〈♫〉 at your own re—joyce, re—joy—ce, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —joy—ce, 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 now live secure and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 now live se—cure and lin—ger out your 〈♫〉〈♫〉 lin—ger out your days, now live se—cure and lin—ger 〈♫〉〈♫〉 days, now live se—cure, now live se— 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 out your days, now live se—cure and lin—ger out your days; the Gods are 〈♫〉〈♫〉 —cure, now live secure and lin—ger out your days; the Gods are 〈♫〉〈♫〉 pleas'd, are pleas'd a—lone, a—lone with Purcell's Lays, nor know, nor 〈♫〉〈♫〉 pleas'd, are pleas'd a—lone, a—lone with Purcell's Lays, nor know, nor 〈♫〉〈♫〉

〈♫〉〈♫〉 know, nor know to mend their choice. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 know, nor know to mend their choice. 〈♫〉〈♫〉

FINIS.

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