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A pastoral symphony Sonata [1] [Sonata 2] From high Olympus and the realms above (Mercury) Chorus: Forbear thy woolly flock to feed O Hermes, I thy godhead know (Paris) This radiant fruit behold (Mercury) O ravishing delight (Paris) Fear not, mortal, none shall harm thee (Mercury) Happy thou of human race (Mercury, Paris) Chorus: Happy thou of human race [Symphony for Juno] Saturnia, wife of thund’ring Jove, am I (Juno) Symphony [for Pallas] This way, mortal, bend thy eyes (Pallas) Hither turn thee, gentle swain (Venus) Trio: Hither turn thee, gentle swain (Venus, Pallas, Juno) Distracted I turn, but I cannot decide (Paris) Let ambition fire thy mind (Juno) Chorus: Let ambition fire thy mind Let not toils of empire fright (Juno) Awake, awake, thy spirits raise (Pallas) Hark, hark! The glorious voice of war (Pallas) Symph[ony for Pallas] O what joys does conquest yield (Pallas, Attendants) Chorus: O how glorious ’tis to see To me, kind swain, the prize resign (Pallas) [Symphony for Venus] Stay, lovely youth, delay thy choice (Venus) Chorus: One only joy mankind can know Nature fram’d thee sure for loving (Venus) I yield, I yield, O take the prize (Paris) Chorus: Hither all ye Graces, all ye Loves