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The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres

of 2. 4. and 5. parts: With Tableture for the Lute or Orpherian, with the Violl de Gamba. Composed by Iohn Dovvland ... Also an excelent lesson for the Lute and Base Viol, called Dowlands adew [by John Dowland]

Dowland, John (1563?-1626)

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To the right Noble and Vertuous Ladie, Lucie Comptesse of BEDFORD.

II.

II. Flow my teares fall from your springs

III.

III. Sorrow sorrow stay, lend true repentant teares

IIII.

IIII. Dye not beefore thy day

V Mourne, mourne, day is with darknesse fled

VI.

VI. Times eldest sonne, olde age the heyre of ease

VII.

VII. Second part. Then sit thee downe, and say thy Nunc Demittis

VIII.

VIII. Third part. When others sings Venite exultemus

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XI.

XII.

XIII.

XIIII.

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XVI.

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XXII. [Humor say what mak'st thou heere]

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VI. Times eldest sonne, olde age the heyre of ease

Times eldest sonne

Times eldest sonne, olde age the heyre of ease, Strēgths foe, loues woe, and foster to deuotion, bids gallant youths in marshall prowes please, as for himselfe, hee hath no earthly motion, But thinks sighes, teares, vowes, praiers, and sacrifices, As good as showes, maskes, iustes, or tilt deuises.