JOHN DOWLAND

The Third Booke of Sonqs

edited byEDN{UND H. FELLOWES

revised bv Thurston Dart

Associate Reviser for this volume: David Scott

(1603)

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THETHIRD AND

LAST BOOKE

OF SONGS ORAIRES.

Newly composed to sing to the

Lule, O/phaliot, or tiols, and. a dia-

logue for a base and meane

Lute u'ith liue voices to

sing thereto.

By lo]dN D}WLAND, BacheLer

in Musiche, anil Lulenist to the most

high arut mightie CHRrsrrAN

the foutth by the grace oJ God

King oJ Denmatk aul

Norwey,6c.

Bona qub comrnunio/a eo tuelioro

Pinted at London by P.[eter] S.[hort] for Thomas Adams,and. are to be soLd at the signe oJ the ahite Lion inPaules Churchyard, by the assignement of a Pa-

tcnr 6rantcd ro T. Morley. r6oj.

Thc wmdblock used foL thc border of tlrc titlcpagc was used fo r other nusicel publicatiurs I Dowland sFil\t B@k ol Songj (see the facsimile i,r rhe edirion of rhc book, S. & B. 32or ) i Nlorlev\ Book ofSongs i Xlorler\ ,1 p1,a e ad ea ti, ;ht' ad,niot ta ptactica / nusi; td F.asctcr's Book of Ayres. Itws nade by J&h,t B[etts].

CONTENTS

viH. FellowesPreface by E.

Revis€r's Note

Dedication

The Epistle to the Reader

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I. Farewell too fair

6. Whcn Phebus liret did DaPhne love

3. Behold a *ondcr here

4. Daphne was not vt chastc

5. N{e, me, and none but me

z. 'fime stands still

Io. Love stood amaz'd

r4. Farewell unkind

7. Say Love ifevcr thou didst 6nd

8. Flow not so fast ye fountains

9. What if I never speed I

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r i. Lend your €ars to my sorrow

rz. By a fountain where I lay

r 3. O what hath overwrought

I5. Weep you no more' sad fountains

16. Fie on thh fcigning

r7. I must conplain

r8. It was a time when sillv bces/.-\{ rq. ) The lo*" ' r t .ee. havc toPs

\i wr,,, *.' *"*ome,s are they

z r . Come when I cttt (a Diahgu)

rrelace to ljowland s I nlrd lj00k oI )onrs or Alrs,

This vollrme. $hich w^s 6.st Dublisled in 1603, was described bv Dowland as iis third and lastbook of Songs, but it vas lollowed nine years later by the volrme to wh,ch he gale the titl€ ot''A Pilsrimes Solace." The full title of tbe book is as fdlotrs:-"The Tbird ard Last Booke ot

Songs or Aires. N€wly composed to sins to tle Lut., Olkhdt;oi, o/ riols, did d .lid-logue for a

base and beane Lnt€ with five voices to sing thereto. a, John Dorvland, Bd.helu i" Mrsich., dltJ

Lrten;st to ,ha nost hieh d .l n;ehtic Chti.tlan the Jottth b! th. Ence oJ God hntg ol DenDturk atul

Nor@ct &c. Boad qub .orrtliio4 .ij nel;o/d. P(iiIed at Lon.lon by P. S. for TLonas Ad^ms. dt,ldre to bc sold dt tlrc si9Dc oJ the whita liot.;, P^ules Cburchyard, by the assignement of e Patentgra.ted to T. Iforlcy. 1603." The woodcut border used or the tille page is the same as that of

Dowlarlds $rst book of Songs a.d Airs repnxluccd in tbe llrst volume oi the present Series.

Tlre first forr so.gs in this third Rook are \tilt.n as solo-songs wilbout any .lternativeversion for un^ccompanl.d voices in combinatior. 'fhe last nnnrber jn the boolr, as mentbned

'nthe tille page, is a dlalosue w,tb

^n acconr)ininrelt lor t\{o lutes, the second of which is strunA a

fourth lower than the lirst. The refrah is for filo voices, but it can be salisfactorily periormed bytlle two voices wbich enga{c in the dialogue.

This bool< contains Dowland's sup3rb setting of Weep you no more, sad fotrntains" and tlre

sohewhat s ih i iar , and almost equal ly beaut i fu l , sons " I low not so fast , ye founta,ns." Tbc author

of the words of these two so'gr is not kno,vn. but ihe words of No. 17 are by Campian, and Nos.

18 and 19 are generally attributed to Robert, Lord Essex, and Sir Edward Dy€r respectively.

Dowland dedicaled the volume to Srr John Souch (or Zolr.h) whose Coat of Arms with eishtquarteriDgs is represeDted on ihe ba.l of the title-prye. The quarterihgs are as follo('s:-L Guler,

f i f teen bezants and a caDton ermnre, for Zouch. 2. Gules, three leopards'heads jessaDt.de- l is , or ,

for CantelLrpe. 3. Argeni, r$'c chevrons gules r.d a label of three poirts vert, for 51. Maur. 4. Or,

scmle of rosses crosslet, a lion rampadt azure, for Lovell. 5. lJ.rry of six, vaire and gules, for

Braose. 6. Or, thrc. piler gules, a cahton laire .rgent and 6ules, for Rasset. 7. Or, a fess sules,for de Quinci. 8. Areent, rlree cinquefoils gules aDd a canton of the last, for Dryby. Crest. On

a staff couped and ragulCe or, sprouting at the dexter poirt, a raven with wings e\panded a.gent.

Beride. the de.l,cation, $brch calls for no special comment, Dowland printed an " Ep,-lle ro

thc Reader " in which hc alludes to the success of bis first two books, mentioDing thai he $as still

arvay from Ersland; and it contains one pithy little recommetrdation which may well be quoted he.e,

for, although Dowland s epistle is more than three hundred years old, his wise counsel on this matter

is needed perhaps as f t lch to-day di i t was when he $ro!e, t : 'As n a hive of bees al l labouf al ik6

to lay up honcy, opposins tbemselves against none but fruitless drooes; so in tbe house of learni.S

^nd fame all sood endeavourers should strile to add somewhat that is good, not malicing one arcther,

but altogether baodying agarnst tbe idle and malicious ignorant."

THE CLorsrERs,wINDsoR cAsrLE,

Md! lst, 1923.

EDMUND H. FELLOWES.

REVISER'S NOTE

The mnsical ard lcrbal texts of this cditiorr hare betr checkerl (an<l, where rreceseLl, cotrected)

against copies ofthe original editidr in rhe British NIuseum, the Roval CollLgc of NIusn', arrd the H.rrv

Watson Libr.ry in Nlarchestcr. ,{ll these copies appcar t,, have been printcd et the same time, rhough

rhe BLnish Museurn copy codtains cofrcctions that nrav havc bccr nrrdc ir the Printing shop b'n'-e ir wr\

Dr Fellowcs nodemizcd spelling of the lyrics has beer retaincd, Lrut the origiral punctuanon hxs

bccn restorcd where is is rationrl. I)owland's own bass paft his beeD incotprattd intothe tran'Lrir

tion ; it forms the lowest-sounding and slowest{oving part at anv poirx' eve whcre ! rrie is inll orcr

from the preceding chord, wherc small notcd are used,orwhere thcre are special indicatnns to the contrarl''

Innos.r + th is bAs tart is w i thou t wcrds, and should be played upon a bass vid. Inros 5 20thc bas5

pan is undcrhid with thc text lbr a bass voice, and mav be sung and/rr phved upon a has viol lntlrc

Dialogue, no. z r, the first voice has no bass' boued or sung; the sccond roice has an instrunrenol hass

uDtil the ts'o voices joir, when the bars is und.rlaid with dre text Dowiand s settings of nos. 5 zo {lor

four voices) ancl 2I ("with nve voices n, sing thcrek ") will bc found in volume VI of Musica Brit-

annica (nos. 36 52). Dowlandt 6rst' xcond, and founh books of son5 have nusic tbr lLrte without

voice (one lure with two playere, lutc and bas viol, lute solo) but thk volumc is en exception

In 1603 Dowland\ very succesful Fid Bobb af Snra uas rc-issued' thc thild of hvc rs'ucs'

beariDg as publisbcr the ranr of Etnm4 Shon, Pcter Sho*\ *idow This issue was urknoq n urttl

recentlv, the only Brithh coPy (in the Henry Watson Library) being confused wirb Ttu TAid Bocle

both in the library'sown catalogue' and in thc Brts h (lnion Catatogue o;f Earf,llzrjr' Comparinn ofthc

srates of the tnle-page border common to borh (I'lcKerrow 99' 6rst used in I5tq) suggests drat the re-

issue of the Fint Bo"tc followed thc printirg of thc ?,iil/ 8,,*. through Short\ shoP'

LondonDAVID SCOT'f

TO MY HONORABLE GOOD FRIEND

lolz Souch Efquire, for many curtefies for which I imbol-

den ml /elje, Presumiflg of his good fauour, to fre/ent this

fimple worke, as a token of my thankefulnes.

HE eft imation and kindnes rvhich I haue euer bountiful ly receiued from

your fauour, haue mooued rne to prefent this nouelty of mufick to you,

rvho of al others are fitteft to iudge of it, and wo.thielt out of your loue

to protect i t . I I I gaue l i fe to thefe, you gaue fpir i t to me; for i t is

ahvaies the \\orthie relpect of others that makes arte profper in i t fel ie. That I

may therefore profeife, and make maniieft to thc world both your l ingular affection

to mc, and my grateful l minde in my weakc abil i ty to you, I haue here prefixt

lour honourable name, as a bulwark of fafetie, and a t i t le of grace, thinking my

iel le no way able to deserue your fauours more, then by farther engaging my felfe

to you for this your noble prefumed patrooage. He that hath acknowledged a

fauour, they say, hath halfe repaide it : and if Iuch payoent may Paffe for currant,

I fhal be euer readie to grow the one halfe out of your debt, though how that

thould be I knowe not, Iince I owe my felfe (and more, if it were pofsible) vnto

you. Accept me rvholy then I beleech you, in what tearmes you p]ease' being

euer in my vttermoft feruice

De oted to gout Honours hhdnefse,

loHN I)oWLAND.

The Epiftle to the Reader.

HE apt'laule af thew that iudge, is the illcoulagenenlof thale thdt u,rite: My JiyIt tzao boohes a.f aiyes Ipeedfo tell that thel haue ptod,uced. a third, uhich they haue

fetcht far from home, antl btought euen throLtgh the malt

feliLous Ieas, uherc hauing efcalt fo wary fhat.fe rochs, I hope

they fhall not be ulacht ok land by curiaus anl biting cenltrres.

As in a h,i.ue of bees aL labo r alihe to laf tp honny ot'pofing

them felues agai lt nohe but fruitles drones; fo itu the houk of

Learning and fane, all good indeuouren fhould Jtritre to arl Jome,ull.tt that is gaod., not nmLicixg one an, othef, but allogethel bdtrd.lii1g

dgtinst tlrc idLe ancl maLiciotts ignoratt. r-ly labouls fol 111! part

I free\ ofer to eueyie mans iudgeheri, fleluning, that JduoLtlonce alta)tned, is thale eaJill encreafed then loJt.

loH\ I)orvLAND.

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Farew€ll too aair, loo chaste, bul loo too cruel,Disc.€tiod never queoch€d fire wiih swords:

Why hlst lhou nade ny !€art lhine anger's fuel,And now would kr l l Ey lassioni s i lb lht Folds?

This is l roud B€auty3 l r re anatoht,ll lhat secure s€lere ir 3ecre.y,

larew€ll, fdre*ell.

Far€well ioo dear ald tooioo mucb desi.ed,Utr les, compa.sron dwel l Dore Derr thy heart '

Love by logleci (thouAh aomtaDt) o|' is tired,And rorc'd flon Bliss urwiuiasly to }a.l.

This is lroud !.dutt3 true analoFJ,U lhal s€curo severc in secrecyi

FaE*eli, farepell.

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2. TIME STANDS STILL

stsnd still sbd 6aze, lor nin utes, hours- anil years! to

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shsll change, bui she- re - naiG the 3aDe,

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!!Iide slands still with gazins on he. face!

slrnd slill and gaze, for ninutesr hours and years,lo her Aive place:All other things shall change, lui sh€ remains lhe .ane,

Till heavens chang€d have {hcir co!rso and Tihe halh lost his rane.cupid doth hover up and down Uind€d wirh her fai. eyes,And lortnue csptive a1 her f.et cotrlemld and corqDorU ties.

Wher lortun.,L.ve, ind Time atrend onIte. with ny fortuues, lovo, and litte I honour will alone'

If bloodless Envy say,Dnly hnlh no deserl,Duly .eplies that Enly knows herself his faithful heart,Mr settled vors ard slotless failh no fortune crn rehove,Courag. shall show my insard faith, and failh shall try ny love,

62. BEHOLD A \flONDER HERE

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gehold a wonder herc

Love halh rec€iYA his si8hl,

Which ndnJ hrndred years

B^th n!, behold the lighl.

Such beans infused be

By Cynthia in ! is eJes'

As firsi have madc hrn see

And lben hale nrd€ ti wis€.

Love low !o more will we€p

For iheh that l.u6h th€ vhil6,

No. wake forthen ihal sle€p,

No. si6! forlhem that snil€,

so !o{}lcl is the biauti

That Love doth nor behold,

as toveis tuu'd to d'ut'y

Thatl trcither blind nor bold.

'Ttus B.auty shows he. nig:hl

To h€ of double kind,

h 6ivingLove his sighi

And st.ikiner loliy blind,

4. DAPHNE \fAS NOT SO CHASTE

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Dephne wa3 nol rc chaste as 6b€ wa8 chalging)

3oo! beauD lovo wirli nate estrangina:

Ile llai io day iri!n!h. *ith favolrd gtuced,

Falls befoE trighi *i{h scorN defaced.

Yet i6 thy leauty teign'.t, and .vly one desifts,

slill the false li6hl of lby trdt'tor. liro3.

Be4uty car wanl no grace by t.u6 lola vi€wedi

fancy ty tooks is stiU retrewed:

Lik€ lo a fruilful lree it €ver geweih,

O! ale tuesh lprin€i thal erdlesB tloveth.

aut if that Boauty v.re ofon6 co!.€!t with lovo,

Love 3hould live fr€e &.d tru. llea6ure !rov..

.eG ct) Eorrd .0.$ ro b. r Di6p.i!r.or c G E)I A t

^oas^ t|.r..4 dtr..rt tr r.itt., aot.. ror t.tt' ror tA. ti.r\

t^yti^ tiar o".. ta. lata .^ota.!ai.. or lt,.t 4 r.r..t t..^. ird,6.r.d b, ta.

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5. ME, ME, AND NONE BUT ME

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Me, ne, and Done but me, dart hon€, O gcdle Dealhr

Ard quickly, for I draw too lor8:1his idle breaih:

0 how I lon6 iiit I nay fly to heav'! above,

Urto my failhful ald beloved turlle dov€.

Lik€ to the siller swan, befo.e ny dealb I sing:

And yel alive hI fatal knell I hel! to ring.

Stili I desire ar.rn earth and earlhltjoys to fly,g€ rcver halpy livil thrlcuaol love to die.

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'Wh€! Ptoeb!3 tirst did Dephne love,And ro neens mi6hl her tuvour nove,IIe cdv'{ ihe oeu6., The c&use,quoth 6beIs,I have vo*'{ viralrity.Then in a rage he swt.e,and 6aiil,Ps6l filleen !on6rblt one should Iive & n4id.

It Deid.B iher sh&u chtlco !o 6!.d8re lhey cau so.teely d.ess ihoir hced,Ycl p&rdo! then, fo. they b6 lo.lhTo udt. gloit Ploebr3 bleat lis oail.,lnd botler

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a child wero born,Il&n tlat a 6od Bhoqld b€ toresvorn.

. btr or.t ,A... eordt r..r to ^zi.

a..t .AA.d to a, .ltu..lt .o67t.t. t.ttc ir ta.Jt raac. lo tA. Qt..n.

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7. SAY LOVE IF EVER THOU DIDST FIND

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Say lolo if ever thou didsl fidd,4 won4r willt a constan{ mird?

None but on€.And shal slolld lhdt ra.e ni.ror be,sone ooddes6 or 60r!€ queer is she?

She, she, sbe, and otr ly she,She only Queen of love and beauty.

Eut could liy liery poiso!'il da.a.{l no tihe touc! her stotl6s6 heorl,

No. cone trear?she is not subjecl io Llvei, bow,H€r eye comnands, ne. n€arl saith {o,

No, no, Do, and_ only no,ole No dnolle. sliu dolh tollow.

How ni8ht I that fair woDder lilowThat hocls desire wi l l €ndless No?

S€€ ine moo!Thal ev€! in ore chang€ doth g.ow,Yet st i l l l le sdme, and she is so,

So,so, so, and only so,Fron heav! he. v i r lues sh6 doth horrow,

To h€r lter yi€ld tny shafrs and bow,Tnat .en connard af fecl ions 60,

[ .v. is f ree:So are ler tlought6 ,h&l valquis! lh€e,There is no Q!€en of lov€ but sho,

SLe,6he, she, aad otr ly sho,she orly Que€n ol love and beariy.

lo8. FLO\T NOT SO FAST YE FOUNTAINS

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FIow rol so t.s1 Ye fouatarrs'What needelh tll l!i6 !t3!€?

Swetl not shoa6 tour nourtaltc'Nor s! .nd Your l ine in w43ie '

Gent le sPr ints ' lE3hlY YMust 6litl lau d.onlin8 from iieir sPh6ros'

Weep they aPec6,wboh Re&sono. l i ! t ' r i !s Tine can ease:

lly sorrow cao no se.son,Not auah, bosides rPPets€'

Oent le 6PriDgs, l t€shlJ vout 6al t r€drsfu6t sirll fall dropping lrcD tns't 3!heres

line can abatc the te.rorof every eonDon Ptin,

But comnon gti.f i3 o.ro.'I e ariel will 6iiU re!r&io'

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9.\rHAT IF I NEVER SPEED?

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Whai il I never 3!66d?shat l I s i ra ight y ie ld 1o d.s la i r '

Anil 6till on sorow leedThut can no loss rePtir?

O.. ta l l I change ny lov€?For I tind podt lo d.!t.t,

-{nd in my r.&sot proveI car conn.nd t\Y heatl.

Dul if she wiu tily by desi.e,end ny love r€quite,T[en ev.r shall s!€ live ny de&r delight.

Cone. cone, cone, while I lav€ a heari lo dr6ire thee,cone; con€, come,rot eithe. I eiil love o! adnire lhee.

orl hav€ I d.e.n'd orjoy'* Yet I never f€ll the sweet'

BUI ti.ed with alnoy,My g.i€fs each other greet,

oft hav€ I lef, ny hoPe,tAs a wretch by l . te for lom,

lul Love aims . t on€ scoPe,And lost wi l l s t iU relurn.

t le tha! o.ce loves with d t rue desire D€ver can dePart 'For CuPid is lhe Lirg of ev€.y he&.r.

Cone, cone, cone, whi le I hav€ a h€arr to desire th€e'con€, cob€, com€,for ei lhet I wiU loveoradnireth€e

20IO. LOVE STOOD AMAZ'D

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Love stood amst'd at sw€et Beaulv3 !ain:Love would hde said thai &U wes bul vai!,

anil Gods but lalt divire-aul wnen Lov€ tsw ihal B€aulv toulil di€:

II€ ell eabE6t' lo heavlls ilid ctt'

'o aods, wlat wro!6 is nnre'

then ni6 te.rE b.ed in thoughts ol s4lt btitre'

Fell fton his eyos,lii(e rain i! sunshine,xrpeU'd bY.det ollire:

Yet in 6uch wise as trgui6h Bllords,H€ did .x?ress in these his l&8t words

Eis infinile desr16.

A16 you fl.d,lair? wheie are now ihose eves,

Eye6 bui ioo f&ir,€nvied ly Ine 6kie3?You an€lY godg do L!ow'

lvith guiltles6 blooal l.ur sceltF6you si&iD,

OD Door t ruo hear ls l i \e ayr&nt6vou rc€! :Ut just why doyou.o?

Are you lsl6e aods? *iy ilen doyou r€ign?

,Are you just god6? wly l]etr ha,a.vou 6lrinThe life ol Love o! €a h.

Eesuty, row thy face livos i! lbe .hie€'8e&uty, now loi me live in thi!. €v€s'

whe.e bliss t€ll nev€r d€a!!.

Tlen froh high rock,tte tocl ot de8!&it,IIe faus,in hote to smother i! tle .ir'

Or els. o! stor6 ao butsi'Or on colit *.v.3 !o 6?end his lsst btealh'Or his Etralt€ lif€ to elit Dy st.an6e d€at!'

8!t Fdt€ fo.bade lhe worst.

with pity nov'd, lle gods then clalge loveTo Phoelix 6haPe,yot c&nnot remove

gis *onl€il lrop€tty,t{e lov* tbc sllr because ii is fair,

Slee! be n€glect6,lo l&es D{t bv rir,And would 'but cel lof , d ie.

IL LEND YOUR EARS TO MY SORROW

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Lend yor. ears to my sorrow

Good !eo!l€ ihri have ary pityt

For no eyes will I boffownt ine own shal l era.e ny doleful d i l l t :

tch.nt i t , oy voice 1!o{sh rud€ l i } . ro Fy rbyEi!g,

Ard iell fo.1h ny Briof whrch ler€ u sad dcspairCa! find no ease of tornentin8,

Once I l iv td, orce I t r€w del ighl ,

No Arief did shadow then ny pleasue:

Cracd witb love, cheert wi th Beauiy 's s jghl ,

I joy'd alone true hedv'lly t.easure,O *hal a heaven is love firnly embr..ed,

Such tow'. nlon€ can fix deli8n,

In Forrunci boson ever l laced.

Cold !s ice, froz€n is lnaa heart,where thought of love could no tine ent€r:

such ol life reap lle pooresr tarrWhose weight cl€aves 10 this e4rlhlt cenlre,

Mulual joys itr iearts lruly uniaed

Doearlh to heav' ! ly s ia le corve.t)

Like he.vr! s l i l l in i tdel ldel ighl€d.

t 7i^. s;gn.trr.t .,. tl.c..l .fiaticaut l n .tl !oe" ao... t.tt' ad t46kttr..T c lanl i r l C[anl lhenr dcrtar,rr t .

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I2. BY A FOUNTAIN \THERE I LAY

IVoIcE.

LutE.

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i:liiii'"',ll:"13"".l":if 'Bi'o'"0'l'o'*'o""u"'n'

26

No worldieJes c.n c lear-er see, A fs i r -e! Eigbt !ore, lone

Ay a founlain where I lat

Alr b lessed be t ia l b les6€d day,

Ay the AI innt . iaA of the sun,

o rever be he. 6hitring done,

W[er I ni8hl see elone

lly t.ue love's lai.esl oae,

Love's dea. tighl,

Love's cle.r siAhl,

No sorld'6 eyes can clesrer 6ee,

A fairer 6iAlt none can bo.

Fair wjth garlatrds dll address'd,

Was n€ver Nynlh nore fairly bl€ss'd,

Sless€d in lho hi6h's! deAree,

So mey lhe ever blessed be,

Cane io this touolain r€ar

with 6uch e 6mitiDs ch€er.(i)

Such a face,

such a grsce!

Eally, halpy eJes that see

SucI a heaa'nly siAhl as sle.

Th€! I forthwitn t.ot my lipe\Yhich I a1l fair and clean dld wi!e,

And upon a heav'nly groud, (2)

All in the grace of beauty found,playid rlis roundelay,

Welcobe, la i r Que€n of ay

sing, sw€el air,

Welcone lsi.,

W€lcome be the sn€pherds' Que€n,Tie 6lory ol all our 6fuen,

?. b,ss. ?' J rt bassuy'8. bass.4: Il in bassus.

(r) rn obsolete {orit,it.rir.d froD rno olit Ftentn .^.re, ne^tinA .otntendt..,

<2, grotad i.. technicrl tetn beant^6 ostirato.

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I2. O VHAT HATH OVERI(/ROUGHT

VorcE

LUTE

er- sroqahl y au! brought, thal thus

TillTime andTrulhlilh hugit, I The day I see i5 c lear,Forarref dolhstill a!-!ea.,

Bui

.oDvr iabt 192S by Str 'npr& Bel l Ltd t&5:bass.?: tarr ldr ta.ssus'R"i , ls"d 6dir io n O 196? strd lgto by s(&lne.& B€l l L ld.

97

sLine waro,Therc-f.re

bl€ss-ed beamslvhere beau-ly srreans llap-Iy, ta!-!y ligni to love's --

dretms.

O whal hath overwrorghlMy all .hlr€d thou8:n{?Or whereto am I broughl,Tnat thus id vain have sou8htTill Tihe and Trulh hatb tauBhi,

I tahour all for nougnt?

the day I see is c lear, , , ,Aqi I aE ne'€r tbo t rear)"For gri€f doih 6till alpear,To doss our merry cbeer,Wiile I can nolhitra hoar,But winler all the y€ar.

Cold,hold, The srn will shile *a.h,Therefo.e now fe.r no hah.

O biessed be&ns,Whe re be.uly streans

Eappy hapty li8ht to love's dreans.

\r) h,'er the ne is a connan Fl iu db.!hJD "rpr€sratr ""n-ng ,pvpr rr ! ,zarPL

2a

14. FARE\TELL UNKIND

VorcE

LurE

^;afr;;-il;-;,';"-:ry

siilr

illllli""'.i;1i"'6'f#'l"il-'i'oI;'"'""'"""'"td'

Fire{ell unkind far€wetl,ao me ao nole a falh.r,

sin.e ny neari h.ld5 ny love most dearl

The we.llh wlich tlor dost r€aP.nolhe.'s hdnd mustgalher,

Thoueh by h€eri stiU lies blri€d th€re'

lhen far€well,O fareweu '

w€lcone Dy love,veleohe,ny joy ror €v€r.

Tis nol lhe v.in desiro of Iunan fle€iine beally,

Makes Ey nind to live,llougi ry meals do die.

No! do ! NaCure wro!6,though I forg€l nv dutv:

Lolo,noi in the blood but in |ne 6lirir doth li€'

Ther farewell,o aarew€rl'

Weleone Dy loae,welcome,IDJ Jov for ever.

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I<..\TEEP YOU NO MORE, SAD FOUNTAINS

r-L_L _-_.-r I

3l

lies 6leet-irg, lbat now lies sleo!-ing,Sofi - lrsoft+,noe sofl' ly lies-sleep-ing

-'i_--

'W.ep you no doro,sad foutrtai!.,w[al Deodyou llow so t&si?

Loot how in6 6noey no!nl&i!s,He4Y'n3 slrr dolh aenrly *est6.

Bul my su!'s heav'lly eyesYiew roa youi w€epinA,Th.t n.w lieE 6le.!irg,

Sofilt trow 6oftly liessl€eIina.

Sl€.! is o, .€concilirg,A r€5t lhat Peece b€tets:

Doth nor lle Bun ri6e sniling,wne! tsir sl e'eu be Ecls,

&es, you th€!, re3l,6ad eyes,U.ll trol ir weepitrA,qrhil€ €!e lies 6leeping:,

Sofrly, low 6oatly liegSle€pitra.

32 16. FIE ON THIS FEIGNING

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. " , - ' P. ' , , . " , " , , " * i l i r ' ! 4, t :9; '^^ ' i : i :L i i62tbv Sr. i ,orc ! ! i ' : ' , - " , - t -or&BolI

Ltd.uRoePJrriFd"'c;-i;;;'o r'g02 '!d re?o Dv ''''"

B8

' . r . n,spdnted / in

E. b4ss, l : ' i , r r i t led

Fie o! this l€igning

Is tole *itho!! d€sir6,

H€ei slill renaitri!9,

And Yei !o 6Pa'k of fire?

Tnou art!trtru6,nor weri wilb fancv nov€d,

For Desire hath Pow't on all thar ev€r toved'

Show sone r€lenii.A,

Or 6ra!! ihou dosi now love!

Two hearts consentug

Shatl theY no confo'ts P'ov€?

Yietd,o! confess thai love is wi thout pleasure'

Atr.t that wonen'. bounti.s rob men of their tr€asure

Truth is nol Placed

In sords end forced sDi les '

Love is rol graceo

Wilh thal * ! ich s i i l l b€gutre6'

loYo or dis l ik€, Yi€td f i re,or give no t lo l ,

so Fsyrst lhou l rov€ kind,or at the le&sr less c 'uel '

rhe orBn'al rablarure

34

ltltords br liaMas CatQiat'J

VorcE

LU TE

I7. I MUST COMPLAIN

r (

;::iiiii:l',." o'$S'ffIt '"f'0",'l;'*.u "u, ,,0 )"""*n t i

)*)) ()- ) )

she had no tei-sur6, she b.d ro ta i -s i r ro nale he. t r !e.

I must cohplaitr,yel do erjoy ny lov6,She is loo aair,loo ric! itr besuly's pa.is.

Tt€rco is ny Sri€f: fot nsture,wnile slte stroveWilh dU her 6rsc.s ard divin.6l ar{B,

To forn le! too too bo&utiaul ot hra,Sho Lsd no lolsur lefl io E&!e he! aru€,

Should I ag8r iev 'd then wisn she w€re lers ta i r ,thai wer€ relugrarl to ny own de6i.es.

Sne is rdnir?, new suitors srilt relri.,Tbat kiDdl€s daily lovea foraetful fi.es,

&.. t j .e lous thouabrb, abd thus resotve ar lestShe heth Eole becr ly tban becomes rhe cha6t; ,

s6

I8. IT \TAS A TIME

lwotus asctib.d ao nobert'Eart of D$'!)

v0r0E

\THEN SILLY BEES

beescouldsPea!, And i ! tha'

LUTE

I

-r__ t__t(

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I

Il p&E a tiBe when silly bees could sleak,,{ td in that l ine I was r s i l ly bee'

Who fed on thyme until ny he4rl'aan br€&L,Yet r€ver fouad the lin€ would farour Ee.

0f aU the swarm I only did nol ilrive,Ye{ b.olAht t wax aDd Lon€y to the Live.

Then thus I buz2'il *hen thyne tro se! would give,\{hy should lhis ll€ssed thyneio n€ be dry

Sith by tnis lhyme the lary drone doib live,The aasp,rhe worn,tne gbaa,the bui ter l ty,

Mated si ln gr ief , I kneeled on Dy La€es,And Utus conpl3ilf n.io lbe ting ol bees.

'My lie8e,gods g.anl tht line Day rever end' .And yet vonchsafe ao hear ny plaidl of tbyne,

Which fruilless llies lave fouhd to t.e€ a f.iend,And I cast down whe! 4lonies do cl inbi

The KinA .ellied but thus,'Peace,leevish bee.Thoult bourd to serve lhe tine,th.lhym. noi lh€e:

Tho sord l iu. is "o sp"k l r ,ous,nur rhc l \ r r . rn a ' iq 'nr l " . t 'oon,bur (be ol iv on th" *otds Ti t tc tnd fht)nes' l l h. ob! ' .u, . [E.He] B. i , l .s l . " , ' L ls iJoJd. i " r ibs; tbEpo.dar, .Tbe Ei ; l ; lErr . t h i r Aur. , rhr .6heoade upo! ron.. t i rcol te! teent. . . 1598,1

88

ire\THn LonESr rREES HAVE ToPS

lvord.s ascil..t to Si, D.tddl.t Dt.rl

The low - .-si lr€* i3ae

( ly hersple€n, ibel i l - t le And s]€D -der hai.s

|-_l_i-

sa

(

I

60 hrv.slal.lo* 6lri!as,

Tne lowesl aree6 have lops) the dnt Isr 5.U,T!€ tly her slleeD,lh. liltlo stark his h€a{,

]|td sletdet hairs clst shadows thou6h but BD&U,And bees have stings &llhough tl€y be ,oi Ar€ai.

s€a5 have their soulc€, ind 3o h.r . .h. l low i t r i .6r ,And love G loae i! beggars and in kings.

Wh€re waterE 6Eoolhest ru!, deep &re the ford.,the dial .tiF,I€t nore p€rceines it novo:

the ti.e€6t laiih iB in lhe fewe3f *ord6,The lurll€s cannot sing, &nd yei lhey loy€l

True hearts hdve €yos and €a16, !o lonAuo3 to spe.t:They hean&!d 6oe,&nd €igh,Md then tley bre.r.

lO.bist . 2. t oei t to. t

no ,o. \rHAT pooR ASTRoNoMERS ARE THEY

lvr ' * p-* "" . - t . . - i " ' .€r5

sre thev' Td_ke so-nonJs "vPs ror

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r l

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Wnal loor .3i.otroE.B sr. rney,T.l. qon.& ey.s ro. star!,

A[d ..0 their altotr5tts in brtal. rsyTo liAtt Bucb idl. mrs,

When in the .rd th.yd&ll .pprov.,'Ti6 brt 6lesl drswn out of lov..

ADd lovs iarclr i! Dlt a J..tDevi.A by i{1. t..d!,

To calch totnA tsaci.s h |lo !oBt,.{!d lry il in tools'b.d.,

' Thai bein6 L.!ol'd ir 8..uiy'. .ye.,Tn.y hey b6 fledgri .r.lt.y b! nlss.

8ui yei tl 13 . .porl to s..trow rlrit will !!r or F!..1!,

{'Lile ttriU'carroi !c!.lrd6d b6wilb tt.l ehiah n6..0! f.olr:

Thal $,oF.d .y.s aod .tar6 .!c ottd,And Lov. t. brt a f€i8D.it !od.

But .uch 6s will rulr Dsd wtth WiU,I c&rrot c!.ar rhir .kbt:

aua l6oy6 thsn to a[.ir shdy .tilt,To loot el.r. lr !o ltatt.

Tlu tim. too lrt. w. Ert. u!.m try,Ttey .hdJ' ld3. !,ctronoEy.

' Eislrirt.d r,1 i! il. odailsl .ilitio!

42

2I. COME \THEN I CALL(a Dialoguo)

VoIoEIr you be de&l I

nusr ! roee duDb. itay s-wlile,nY ho.v'!_lY ioY, I conewithwiDeis ol lovo, rYber

--ryF

!-EJ)

'Thi . ! . t t ht . i . tu! .d . t . ' t IYI rnurt t ! . low th. f i rsr lut6 '

$:l{::i:'.1"'3"'d*";1Tf ,l,"'}'o'o'i.,""*u""'''''n

(

l.d - guishherc,wani - ila re - li€f. whai ft.d we h!- aqi6tr? c&n Love quick-

Then so- dre - ly En - vy scorn - r48-, lcr us

ED- vy sco.r - inA, Let !s €nd with joy os. nouh -

F

F

oone whe! I call,o. fa.ry iiU I come,Il you be deaf I n!6f p.ove duEb.saay awhile,By heavrnly joy,I cone wilh Fi.Ss of tove,Wh€! €nviors eyes Tine shall EDovo.Ii ihy d€sire €v€. |l!ew tho giiel of delatl{o daneer could stand ir thy way.Otdo rol add lhis .o.ro* 1o ny Rrie!That lsnguish h€re wrntin8 relief.What need *e laaAuish? csn Lore gnicklJ fly:Fear eve. hlrts nor€ tlan jeelorsy.

Tl€D s€curely Envy scorning,L€i us end wjth joy our norrniis,

Jealousy stilt defy,And love t i l l we die,

t hrsprnned dic ihe ot igDdl ed ios.