The firste booke of Songes or Ayres of fowre partes with Tableture for the Lute So made that all the partes together, or either of them seuerally may be song to the Lute, Orpherian or Viol de gambo. Composed by John Dowland ... Also an inuention by the sayd Author for two to playe vpon one Lute |
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| XXI. | XXI. Away with these selfe louing lads |
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XXI. Away with these selfe louing lads
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Away with these selfe louing lads,Whom Cupids arrowe neuer glads:
Away poore soules that sigh & weepe
In loue of them that lie & sleepe,
For Cupid is a medooe god,
& forceth none to kisse the rod.
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God Cupids shaft like destinie,Doth either good or ill decree:
Desert is borne out of his bow,
Reward vpon his feet doth go,
What fooles are they that haue not knowne
That loue likes no lawes but his owne?
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My song they be of Cyntihas praise,I weare her rings on hollidaies,
On euery tree I write her name,
And euery day I reade the same:
Where honor, Cupids riuall is,
There miracles are seene of his:
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If Cinthia craue her ring of me,I blot her name out of the tree,
If doubt do darken things held deere,
Then well fare nothing once a yeere:
For many run, but one must win,
Fooles only hedge the Cuckoo in.
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The worth that worthinesse should moueIs loue, which is the bowe of loue,
And loue as well the foster can,
As can the mighty Noble-man:
Sweet Saint, tis true you worthie be,
Yet without loue nought worth to me.
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