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I should be sorry if I only entertained them, I wish to make them better.

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I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself.

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You have taken far too much trouble over your opera. Here in England that is mere waste of time. What the English like is something that they can beat time to, something that hits them straight on the drum of the ear.

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Whether I was in my body or out of my body I know not. God knows it!

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George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel
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Born: February 23, 1685
Died: April 14, 1759 (aged 74)
Bio: George Frideric Handel was a German, later British Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos.

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