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  • Chloe Divine
    Chloe's a Nymph in flowery groves,
    A Nereid in the streams;
    Saint-like she in the temple moves,
    A woman in my dreams....
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Alone 1 Heaven 1 Love 1 Never 1 Woman 1 I Love You 1 Voice 1 Earth 1 Divine 1 Point 1


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Toiletguru: english writer thomas d'urfey, who died otd in 1723, was known as a playwright, poet, and wit; he contributed to the evolution of the ballad opera
Nathanfrancis__: three poems:
Laytontrust: one of the most popular songs from thomas d’urfey's "wit and mirth or pills to purge melancholy" was 'the fart, famous for its satyrical humour in the reign of queen anne', which is about discovering the person who farted in front of the queen.
Ipasource: perfect for bass - let the dreadful engines, text by thomas d'urfey and set by benjamin britten. download the text:
Mjc0ughl4n: the actress, ann oldfield, was one of the the most famous and highest paid actresses of her day. she played many significant roles including the part of lady jane grey in nicholas rowe's play of the same name and the part of lucia in "the old mode and the new" by thomas d'urfey.
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Still sing the mocking fairies, as of old,
Beneath the shade of thorn and holly-tree;
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