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THE BIRTH OF PEACE

THE BIRTH OF PEACE AT 5, 616 Ballet Danced in Stockholm's Royal Palace on Her Majesty's Birthday December 19, 1649 Words sung before the ballet Let us stand here in silence And revere the presence Of the Goddess who rules in these lands: She wants to draw us away from the hazards of war, And, unlike some other Gods, Wants peace to return upon earth. Let us hail that peace As the greatest of her bounties. 20:2 DOI 10.1215/0961754X-2423052 © 2014 by Duke University Press Thanks to her prudence And the secret influence Of the generous commands that she has given us, We have fought to such advantage 617 That large stunned nations have come under our rule And to us now pay homage. But the birth of peace Is the greatest of her bounties. So let us celebrate that birth And declare in this dance, Where war and peace each display their strength, That Pallas is right in thinking That war, even the best one can have, Strips away much beauty from the earth; And so, bringing us peace Is the greatest of her bounties. Verses of the ballet First dancing entry: MARS I want to make every corner of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Common Knowledge Duke University Press

THE BIRTH OF PEACE

Descartes, R.; Gombay, A.
Common Knowledge , Volume 20 (2) – Mar 20, 2014
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AT 5, 616 Ballet Danced in Stockholm's Royal Palace on Her Majesty's Birthday December 19, 1649 Words sung before the ballet Let us stand here in silence And revere the presence Of the Goddess who rules in these lands: She wants to draw us away from the hazards of war, And, unlike some other Gods, Wants peace to return upon earth. Let us hail that peace As the greatest of her bounties. 20:2 DOI 10.1215/0961754X-2423052 © 2014 by Duke University Press Thanks to her prudence And the secret influence Of the generous commands that she has given us, We have fought to such advantage 617 That large stunned nations have come under our rule And to us now pay homage. But the birth of peace Is the greatest of her bounties. So let us celebrate that birth And declare in this dance, Where war and peace each display their strength, That Pallas is right in thinking That war, even the best one can have, Strips away much beauty from the earth; And so, bringing us peace Is the greatest of her bounties. Verses of the ballet First dancing entry: MARS I want to make every corner of the

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