Behold! sad em­blem of thy state

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Man tar­ries but a night.

Behold! sad em­blem of thy state

The flow­ers that paint the field;

The Complaint of Nature

Lyricist: Attributed to Michael Bruce (1746–1767)
Composer: Maurice Greene (1696–1755)
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...Man tar­ries but a night.

Behold! sad em­blem of thy state,

The flow­ers that paint the field;...

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Man tar­ries but a night.

Behold! sad em­blem of thy state,

The flow­ers that paint the field;

The Complaint of Nature

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