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The fovrth set of bookes, wherein are Anthemes for Versus and Chorus, Madrigals, and Songs of other kindes, To 4. 5. and 6. Parts: Apt for Viols and Voyces. Newly Composed by Michaell East

East, Michael (ca. 1580-ca. 1640)
  
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Songs of 4. Voyces.
 I. 
I. Thirsis, Thirsis, sleepest thou?
 II. 
II. I did woe her with my lookes.
 III. 
III. Why are our sommer sports so brittle?
 IIII. 
IIII. Deere loue, be not vnkinde to thy beloued.
 V. 
V. When as I glance on my louely sweet Phillis.
 VI. 
VI. Your shining eyes and goulden haire.
 VII. 
VII. When I lament, my light a loue she smileth.
 VIII. 
VIII. Farewell sweet woods, and mountaines.
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Songs of 5. Voyces.
 IX. 
[IX. To heare men sing I care not.]
 X. 
[X. O clap your hands together all yee people]
 XI. 
[XI. God is gone vp with a merry noyse]
 XII. 
[XII. I heard three Virgins sweetly singing]
 XIII. 
[XIII. What heart such doubled force resisteth?]
 XIIII. 
XIIII. Faire Daphne
 XV. 
XV. O Lord of whom I doe depend.
 XVI. 
XVI. Come shepheard swaines.
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Songs of 6. Voyces.
 XVII. 
XVII. A Song made vpon the Mariage of the Right worshipfull, and my very good friend Edward Oldisworth of Lincolnes Inne Esquire.
 XVIII. 
[XVIII. No hast but good, yet stay a while]
 XIX. 
XIX. Flye away care, for Venus goes a Maying.
 XX. 
XX. When Dauid heard that Absolom was slaine.
 XXI. 
[XXI. Hast thee O God]
 XXII. 
[XXII. Bvt let all those that seeke thee be ioyfull]
 XXIII. 
XXIII. Weepe not deere loue

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XX. When Dauid heard that Absolom was slaine.

When Dauid heard that Absolom was slaine

When Dauid heard that Absolom was slaine, He went vp to his chamber ouer the gate, and wept, and wept, And thus he said, O, O my sonne, O my sonne, Absolom my sonne, my sonne, O my sonne Absolom, Absolom, Would God I had dy'd for thee, would God I had dy'd for thee, O, O Absolom, Absolom, O, Absolom, Absolom, O my sonne Absolom, Absolom. O my sonne, my sonne.

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