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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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[dedication]

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

IX.

XI.

XII.

XIII.

XIIII.

XV.

XVI.

XVII.

XVIII.

XIX.

XX.

XXI.

XXII.

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

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

A Dialogue.

Hvmor say what mak'st thou heere

Hvmor say what mak'st thou heere, In the presence of a Queene, Thou art a heauy leaden moode

Chorus:

But neuer Humor yet was true, but that but that but that that that that that that that which onely onely pleaseth you.

O, I am as heauy as earth, Say then who is Humor now.

Why then tis I am drownde in woe, But neuer Humor, &c.

Mirth then is drownde in sorrowes brim, Oh, in sorrow all things sleepe.

In hir presence all things smile, Humor frolike then a while. But neuer Humor, &c.