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Madrigals to Fiue voyces

Newly published

Carlton, Richard (ca. 1558-1638?)

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I.

[I. The loue of change hath chang'd the world throughout]

II.

[II. Content thy selfe with thy estate]

III.

[III. The selfe same thing that giues me cause to die]

VIII.

[VIII. Like as the gentle hart itselfe bewraies]

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XI.

XI. The first part. An Elegie in memoriall of the death of that honorable Knight sir Iohn Shelton.

XII.

[XII. The second part. Let euery sharp, in sharp tune figure]

XIII.

[XIII. If women can bee courteous when they list]

XIIII.

[XIIII. Naught is on earth more sacred or deuine]

XV.

[XV. Ye gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre]

XVI.

[XVI. The witles boy, that blind is to behold]

XVII.

[XVII. Who seekes to captiuate the freest minds]

XVIII.

[XVIII. Who vowes deuotion to faire bewties shrine]

XIX.

[XIX. The heathen gods for loue forsooke their state]

XX.

[XX. O Vaine desire wherewith the world bewitches]

XXI.

[XXI. Even as the flowres doe weether]

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[XV. Ye gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre]

Ye gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre

Ye gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, loue hath the glory of his kingdome left, and the harts of men as your eternall dower, In Iron chains of libetie bereft, deliuered hath into your hāds by guift, be wel aware how you the same doe vse, that pride do not to tiranny you lift, least if men you of cruelty accuse, he frō you take, that chiefedome which you doe abuse.