The theater of music, or, A choice collection of the newest and best songs sung at the court and public theaters the words composed by the most ingenious wits of the age, and set to music by the greatest masters in that science : with a theorbo-bass to each song for the theorbo or bass-viol : also symphonies and retornels in 3 parts to several of them for the violins and flutes.

The singing Bass to the foregoing Song.

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Mr. Henry Purcell.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 COme dear Com-pa-nions of th' Ar-ca-dian Fields, let us, let us combine to counter- mine, the Plots our Female Conversation yields; we'l bre—ak their Fetters from their Charms, be free, and regain man his lo—ng, lo—ng lost Li-ber—ty. Beauty your Empire now, now, now is in its wain, we'l ne—ver, no never, never more your Shrines adore, since you delight t'associate with Disdain: Had you been kind, I would have worship'd, I would have worship'd still, but your chief Glo— —ry is your Slaves to kill. So law-ful Princes when they Tyrants prove, themselves abuse, and Power lose, their Strength de-pen-ding on their Subjects Love; for Love o—bli—ges Duty more than Fear, for Love o—bli-ges Duty more than Fear, all hate the Government that is too se—vere; all, all hate the Government that is too severe.