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'''"If music be the food of love"'' (Original; If musick be the Food of love) was first published in the ''Gentleman’s Journal,'' Juni 1692. "Gentleman's Journal, June 1692 There is a persistent belief that the song is a setting of a Shakespeare text. However, only the first line is: "If music be the food of love, play on".<ref name="Shakespeare"/> The lyrics | '''"If music be the food of love"'' (Original; If musick be the Food of love) was first published in the ''Gentleman’s Journal,'' Juni 1692. "Gentleman's Journal, June 1692 There is a persistent belief that the song is a setting of a Shakespeare text. However, only the first line is: "If music be the food of love, play on".<ref name="Shakespeare"/> The lyrics to Purcell's song were written by [[Henry Heveningham]]. | ||
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