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I attempt from love's sickness to fly.

Henry Purcell

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Henry Purcell
Age: 36 †
Born: 1659
Born: September 10
Died: 1695
Died: November 21
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Music Theorist
Musician
Musicologist
Organist
City of Westminster
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Sickness

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