Georg Friedrich Händel, Jephtha 1752, §52, says Iphis, words by Thomas Morell:
Farewell, ye limpid springs and floods
Ye flow’ry meads and leafy woods;
Farewell, thou busy world where reign
Short hours of joy and years of pain.
Brighter scenes I seek above
In the realms of peace and love.
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