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“Darkness shades me.
In thy arms, let me rest.
Death is now a welcome guest.”

- lyrics adapted from Tate's libretto in Act III, No. 37. "Thy hand Belinda" of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-18 08:19 UTC.

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is based on:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido)