by William Congreve (1670 - 1729)
Hymen, haste! thy torch prepare Matches base text
Language: English
Hymen, haste! thy torch prepare! Love already his has lighted, thy torch prepare! One soft sigh has cur'd despair, And more than my past pains requited.
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Hymen, haste! thy torch prepare", HWV 58 no. 9 (1743), from opera Semele, no. 9
Text Authorship:
- by William Congreve (1670 - 1729)
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