Triplex Of Songes, for three, fower, and fiue voyces, composed and made by Thomas Whythorne ... the which Songes be of sundry sortes, that is to say, some long, some short, some hard, some easie to be songe, and some betwene both: also some solemne, and some pleasant or mery: so that according to the skill of the singers (not being Musitians) and disposition or delite of the hearers, they may here finde Songes for their contentation and liking. Now newly published. In the Tenor or fift booke, ye shall haue the Preface of the Author, wherein he declareth more at large the contentes of these his fiue bookes |
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[Of a hard beginning, of a hard beginning comes]
Of a hard beginning, comes a good end many say: which prouerb old a comfort is to some where cares bears sway. If good beginning chaunce, shall we then dout a change? Not so, for then the faithles will,
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Thomas VVhythorne.
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