CHORAL ODE 3
couching backward downe agayne to her common course
the same shee did arest
to file his hostes spousall bed and to abuse his wyfe
hee did take his flight rapt up with her
but the brydale songe
for his darling deare
was a funerall dirge
for his people for Troy crusshed by force of armes
in remembraunce of revenge the captayne generall
drove after them and theyr offence
a fyry shafte that had to smite home
a lyon babe from its mothers bosome wrast
a man reared it in his home in his clasped armes
that boystous wight
which never yet acquayntaunce had with its owne
was borne a noble impe of dame nature
some jolly worthy lusty bloude thou fosters evermore
and so its rawfed jawes imbrewde were with the mans bloud at last
Troy the fertill tree that apples beares of golde
theyr prynce his honour budding forth with flowre
by fortune were hewed downe and sent to deadly doome
golde is the poysning teate whereof monsters grow
when tewde on by greedy mounching cramming jades
by the brethren twins
him who advaunces him selfe to shadowe the sunne
even the Gods were a number odde before hee was borne
and him with the heavy hande the fyst the clubbed brusing battring batte
the noble gentlemen in honor shyning cleare
with mettall of yellow hew well loden pack away
to trace theyr homeward wayne downe
in darcknesse deepe to lye with the hounds of hell
the good is a lyght whose beams are bright
even for them in poverty shrinking close for colde
in a dungeon comfortlesse without the lyght of skye
the good is a chariot swyfte
that will not trot with slower pace or alter course
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Absolutely love this recording. I listen to it at work. I listen to it in the car on the way home from work. I listen to it while falling asleep. Curtis’ cello is so amazing. Just got the vinyl in the mail from Discogs the other day! Can’t wait to play on my hi-fi system! Dave Sewall