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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]

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VI.

[VI. The first part. From stately tower, king Dauid sat behoulding]

VII.

[VII. The second part. With hir sweet locks, this king was so inflamed]

VIII.

[VIII. Like as the gentle hart itselfe bewraies]

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

The witles boy, witles boy, that blind is to behold

The witles boy, witles boy, that blind is to behold, yet blinded sees what in our fancy lyes, with smiling lookes and heires of curled gold, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd, & oft deceiu'd the wise, No wit can serue his fancie to remoue, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue, to loue.