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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
 
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To soften care and sweeten life as faithful mistress, friend or wife
To soften care and sweeten life as faithful mistress, friend or wife

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Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2010-06-13).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 77 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Click on the file link to download a PDF and/or to preview/playback the score.

General Information

Title: To soften care and sweeten life
Composer: Thomas Arne

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: ATTB

Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1768

Description: A seventh Collection of Catches, Canons and Glees for three and four voices. Most humbly inscribed to the NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN of the Catch Club at the Thatch'd House Tavern, St. James's by their much oblig'd and devoted servant Thos. Warren. Pr. 10/6. London. Printed by Longman and Broderip No. 26 Cheapside.

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Original text and translations

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To soften care and sweeten life as faithful mistress, friend or wife
Come lovely Chloe, thou alone art mistress, friend and wife in one.