Love and Folly were at play (Robert Cooke)

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• (Posted 2023-08-14)  CPDL #74849: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2023-08-14).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 158 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

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Title: Love and Folly were at play
Composer: Robert Cooke
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1805
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Original text and translations

English text

Love and Folly were at play,
Both too wanton to be wise;
They fell out, and in the fray,
Folly put out Cupid's eyes.

Straight the criminal was tried,
And had this punishment assign'd:
Folly should to Love be tied,
And condemned to lead the blind.