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] |
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XIX.
[Shall I sue shall I seeke for grace?]
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Shall I sue shall I seeke for grace?Shall I pray shall I proue?
Shall I striue to a heauenly Ioy,
With an earthly loue?
Shall I think that a bleeding hart
Or a wounded eie,
Or a sigh can ascend the cloudes
To attaine so hie.
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Silly wretch forsake these dreames,of a vaine desire,
O bethinke what hie regard,
holy hopes doe require.
Fauour is as faire as things are,
treasure is not bought,
Fauour is not wonne with words,
nor the wish of a thought.
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Pittie is but a poore defence,for a dying hart,
Ladies eies respect no mone,
in a meane desert.
Shee is to worthie far,
for a worth so base,
Cruell and but iust is shee,
in my iust disgrace.
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Iustice giues each man his owne,though my loue bee iust,
Yet will not shee pittie my griefe,
therefore die I must,
Silly hart then yeeld to die,
perish in dispaire,
Witnesse yet how faine I die,
When I die for the faire.
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