Melodies And Madrigals; Mostly From the Old English Poets
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[1602. J /{'HEN -Tvill the fou)itain of tny tears be dry? When ^vill my Jighs be spe?it F IVhe?i ^-ivill dejire agree to let me die? H'lten --ivill thy heart relent ? It is not for my life I plead. Since death the ivay to rejl doth lead; But ftay for thy consent. Left thou be discontent. For if myself -ivithout thy lea-ce 1 kill. My ghojl ^vill ne-jjer rejl, So hath it s-zcorn to avork thine only -tvHI, And holds that e-ver beJJ. For fince it only li-ues by thee, Good reasoti thou the ruler be:... Then gi'ue me lea-ue to die. And JhoiAJ thy pOTver thereby. Davison's Poetical Rhapsody. MADRIGAL. [i6oz. J Mr lo-x'e in her attire doth JJ. Ion. V her -jvif. It doth so ^vell become her; For every seasoti Jhe hath drejfings Jit, For ^winter, spring, and summer. No beauty Jhe doth miss, When all her robes are on : For Beauty^s self /he is When all her robes are gone. Davison's Poetical Rhapsohv. MADRIGAL. [1604. J Hold out, my heart, nxjithjoys delights accloycd ; Hold out, my heart, and Jho-iv it, That all the n.
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