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[I. The white delightful Swanne Sweet singing]

The white delightful Swanne Sweet singing

The white delightful Swanne Sweet singing, sweet singing, sweet singing, sweet singing dyeth, and I lamenting, feele both sence & life relenting, that he should dye distressed, & I dye most blessed, I dye most blessed, I dye most blessed. filst mee with gladnesse, filst mee with gladnesse, and with sweet loue longing, filst mee with gladnes, with gladnesse & with sweet loue longing, if in thy pangs I feele, a thousand deaths a day, a thousand deaths a day, a thousand deaths a day should not displease mee, should not displease mee, displease mee.

[II. Zephirus brings the time ye sweetly senteth]

Zephirus brings the time ye sweetly senteth

Zephirus brings the time ye sweetly senteth, with flowres & hearbs, & winters frost exileth, with flowres & hearbs & winters frost exileth, winters frost exileth. Progne now chirpeth, Progne now chirps, & Philomele lamenteth, Flora the garlands white & red cōpileth, Flora the garlands white & red compileth, Fields do reioyce (now) fields do reioyce the frowning skye relenteth, Ioue to behold his, Ioue to behold his deerest daughter smileth, his deerest daughter smileth, th'aire ye water the earth to ioy cōsenteth, to ioy, to ioy consenteth, Each creature now to loue him reconcyleth, each creature now to loue him recōcileth, Each &c.

[III. So farre, deare life, from thy bright beames absented]

So farre, deere life, deare life, from thy bright beames absented

So farre, deere life, deare life, from thy bright beames absented, but no disgrace of fortune, or star most hatefull, can blot out of my brest thy name so grateful, thy name so grateful, for (that) thy liuely shape & therby loue reserued, & hope with out to see the Sun our hemisphere adorning, in myne horizon shining, Oh if that blisful howre, oh if that blisfull houre may once releiue mee, kill mee foorthwith good Loue it shall not grieue mee, it shall not grieue mee.

[IIII. Cinthia thy song & chaūting]

Cinthia thy song & chaūting

Cinthia thy song & chaūting, so strāg a flame in gentle harts awaketh, Cinthia thy song & chaūting, so strāg a flame in gentle harts awaketh, so strang a flame in gentle harts in gentle harts awaketh, that euery cold desire wanton Loue maketh, sounds, to thy praise and vaunting, to thy praise and vaunting, sounds to thy praise, to thy prayse & vaunting, and vaunting, of Sirens most commended, of Sirens most commended, that with delightfull tunes for praise cōtended, for whē thou sweetly soundest, yu neither kilst nor woūdest, thou neither kilst, nor woūdest, but doost reuiue a nomber of bodyes buryed, in perpetuall slomber, in perpetuall slomber, in perpetuall slomber.

[V. Fly if yu wilt be flying]

Fly if yu wilt be flying

Fly if yu wilt be flying, Foe to my hart most wrathfull, which more & more grows faithfull, Desire pursues thee crying, to tell thee of his torment, and of my dying, and of my dying, But if my harts desire be not, I hope by loue to see thee caught, to see thee caught or woūded, I hope by loue to see thee caught or wounded. But if my harts desire be not, with griefe cōfounded, I hope by loue to see thee caught or wounded, I hope by loue to see thee caught, thee caught or wounded.

[VI. At sound of hir sweet voice & words betraying]

At sound of hir sweet voice & words betraying

At sound of hir sweet voice & words betraying, at soūd of hir sweet voice & words betraying, my hope auanc'd, that faire desire had founded, but as braue Thebes was built by harps sweet playing, but as braue Thebes was built by harps sweet playing, & fell by sound of warlike trūpet, of warlike trump confounded, so that dispightful tongue with rage enflamed, sounding th'alarme, sounding th'alarme vnto my hart amazed, left not one rampire, to the ground vn, left not one rampire to the ground vnrazed.

[VII. Browne is my Loue but gracefull]

Browne is my Loue but gracefull

Browne is my Loue but gracefull, browne is my loue but gracefull, and each renowned whitenesse, matcht with thy louely browne, looseth his brightnesse, matcht with thy louely browne looseth his brightnesse, looseth his brightnesse. Faire is my loue, but scornefull, faire is my Loue, but scornefull, yet haue I seene dispised, daintie white Lillies and sad flowres wel prised, yet haue I seene dispysed, daintie white Lillies and sad flowres well prised, Browne is my Loue but gracefull. Browne is my Loue but gracefull, Browne is my Loue, but gracefull.

[VIII. The VVine that I so deerly got]

The VVine that I so deerly got

The VVine that I so deerly got, sweetly sipping, mine eies, hath bleared, sweetly sipping, sweetly sipping, mine eies hath bleared, & the more I am bard the pot, the more to drinck my thirst is steared, the more to drinck my thirst is steared, but since therby my hart is chered, maugre ill luck & spitefull slanders, mine eyes shall not be my commaunders, for I maintaine, and euer shall, & euer shall, better (were) the windows bide the daunger, better the windows bide the dangers, then to spoile both the house & all, then to spoile, both the house & all, better were the windows bide the dangers, better the windows bide the dāgers, thē to spoile both the house & all, then to spoile, then to spoile both the house & all.

[IX. Dolorous morneful cares, ruthles tormenting]

Dolorous morneful cares, ruthles tormenting

Dolorous morneful cares, ruthles tormenting, ruthles tormenting, hatefull guyūes cursed bondage, sharpest enduraunce, wherein both nights & dayes, my hart euer renting wretch I beewaile my lost delight & pleasaunce, woefull loud cryes, sadde scriches, howling lamenting, watry teares, watry teares shed & euerlasting griueaunce, these are my dainties & my daiely feding, & my liues comfort, & my liues comfort, bitter gall exceeding, & my liues comfort, & my liues comfort, (the) bitter gall exceding, (the) bitter gall exceeding.

[X. In flowre of Aprill springing]

In flowre of Aprill springing

In flowre of Aprill springing, In flowre, &c. of Aprill springing when pleasant birdes to sport them, when &c. emong the woods consort them, when pleasāt birds to sport them, emong ye emong the woods consort them, emong &c. warbling with cheerefull notes warbling &c. with cheerefull notes, & sweetly singing, warbling &c. for Ioy Clore the faire hir song was chaūting, for Ioy (then) for ioy Clore ye faire hir song was chaūting, the sweet loues vaunting of hir & hir Elpine, Elpine ye sweet loues vaunting, of hir & hir Elpine, ye sweet loues vaunting, the sweet loues vaunting, the sweet loues vaunting, loues vaunting.

[XI. Hills & woods, craggs & rocks, and shores & fountaines]

Hills & woods, craggs & rocks, and shores & fountaines

Hills & woods, craggs & rocks, and shores & fountaines, I seeke & search, if in some place retired, if in some place retyred, I might assuage my bitter plaint, my bitter plaint, my bitter plaint and groning, but now I see one onely vale desired, one onely vale, one onely vale desired, serues to repose my rimes and restles moning, that murmuring, that murmuring, do go that murmuring do go, through fieldes through fieldes & mountaines, that murmuring do goe, that murmuring doe goe, that murmuring doe goe through fieldes & mountaines.

[XII. The first part. Lady my flame stil burning, & my cōsuming anguish]

Lady my flame stil burning, & my cōsuming anguish

Lady my flame stil burning, & my cōsuming anguish, and &c. doth grow so great, ye life I feele to languish, & my cōsuming anguish, doth grow so great, ye life I feele to lāguish, doth grow &c. Oh let your hart be moued, to end my grief & yours so, to end &c. so lōg time proued, and quēch ye heat yt my chief part so fireth, and &c. so fireth, yeelding the fruict that faithfull loue requireth, & quench the heat that my chiefe part so fireth, and quench the heat that my chiefe part so fireth, yeelding the fruict that faithfull loue requireth, yeelding the fruict that faithful loue, that faithful loue requireth.

[XIII. The second part. Sweet Lord, your flame still burning]

Sweet Lord, sweet Lord, your flame still burning

Sweet Lord, sweet Lord, your flame still burning, sweet &c. & your cōsuming anguish, & your cōsuming anguish, cannot be more thē mine in which I lāguish, can not be more thē mine in which I languish. Nor more your hart is moued, to end my grief & yours so long time proued, to end &c. but if I yeeld & so your flame decreaseth, decreaseth, Oh then loose I my Louer & your loue ceaseth, but if I yeeld, but if I yeeld & so your flame decreaseth, decreaseth, Oh then loose I my louer & your loue ceaseth, Oh then loose I my louer, & your loue ceaseth, & your loue ceaseth.

[XIIII. Sweet sparkle of Loues fire]

Sweet sparkle of Loues fire

Sweet sparkle of Loues fire, if that thy power bee such, that clad in Beauties rich attyre, a thousand thousand harts, with death & life yu touch, What can bee said but only this, yu mak'st men liue & die euen as thy pleasure is. thou mak'st men liue & die euen as thy pleasure is. What can bee saide but only this, thou mak'st men liue and die euen as thy pleasure is. thou mak'st men liue & die euen as thy pleasure is.

[XV. Now springs each plant to heauen aloft aspiring]

Now springs each plant to heauen aloft aspiring

Now springs each plant to heauen aloft aspiring, now springs &c. And in faire fields of Violets, and of sweet Roses, & of sweet Roses, Chearfully, chearfully sport them, chearfully sport them, sport them, wanton Loues with gladnesse, Since shee whose sacred brest my life encloses, after so long distres great grief & sadnesse, so long distresse great griefe & sadnesse, doth make me blessed, doth make me blessed, doth make me blessed, doth make mee blest aboue all harts desiring. doth make mee blessed, doth make mee blessed, doth make me blessed, doth make me blest aboue all harts desiring.

[XVI. Sweet eyes, admiring you I am left hartles]

Sweet eyes, admiring you I am left hartles

Sweet eyes, admiring you I am left hartles, admiring you I am left hartles, I am left hartles, Sweet eyes admiring you I am left hartles, you I am left hartles, for when you doe leaue mee, of my hart you bereaue mee, for when you doe leaue mee, of my hart you bereaue me, ah Ah let not for pitty my griefe most haples, vntimely slay me, left sole without relieuing, if you returne not Ah I shall dye with grieuing. if you returne not, Ah I shall dye with grieuing.

[XVII. Loue quench this heat cōsuming]

Loue quench this heat cōsuming

Loue quench this heat cōsuming, to much in one sole hart thy fire is fuming, Loue quēch this heat cōsuming, to much in one sole hart thy fire is fuming, thy &c. thy fire is fuming, Cast but a flame least painful, cast but a flame least painfull, on those cold thoughts (of hirs) on those cold thoughts & yu desire cōgealed, warming hir hart disdainful, warming hir hart disdainfull, that feeling neuer found thy force reuealed, thy force reuealed, for neuer well remayned a hart of Ise, in brest of snow cōtained, in brest &c. in brest &c. for neuer well remained, a hart of Ise, in brest of snow contaynned, a hart of Ise, in brest of snow cōtained.

[XVIII. Cruell, why dost thou flye mee]

Cruell, cruell, why dost thou flye mee

Cruell, cruell, why dost thou flye mee, why dost thou flye mee, Why dost thou flye mee, If so my death so great content may winne thee, Thou hast my hart within thee, thou hast my hart within thee, dost yu thinck by thy flying, cruell, to see mee dying? to see me dying? to see me dying? Oh, oh none alyue can die, none alyue can dye, none aliue can die, Oh none alyue can die hurtlesse vngrieued, and grief can no man feele, of hart depriued, of hart depriued, Oh, none aliue can die, none aliue can die, hurtlesse vngrieued, & griefe can no man feele, of hart depriued, of hart depriued, of hart depriued.

[XIX. O Gratious & worthiest of each creature]

O gratious & worthiest of each creature

O gratious & worthiest of each creature, ô gratious & worthiest, ô gratious & worthiest of ech creature, know you for why ye fates, the stars & heauen, the &c. this worthy name of gratious haue giuen, to your so rare a feature, because with in your gratious face is dwelling, ech louely grace, each louely grace, louely grace, each louely grace & fauour most excelling, then if, then if you are as gratious faire as may bee, shew fruicts of garce & doe not slay mee, slay mee, shew fruicts of grace, of grace, and do not slay mee, shew fruicts of grace and dooe not slay mee, dooe not slay mee, slay mee.

[XX. Shall I liue so farre distant from thee my deare]

Shall I liue so farre distant from thee my deare

Shall I liue so farre distant from thee my deare, my onely good & sweetest pleasure, to feele pains without measure, Ah suffer not, ah suffer not each houre t'increase my sighing, see now my soule is flying, & if through griefe of force it must consume, must consume, yet let it pining dye, pining dye, see now my soule is flying, is flying, & if through griefe of force, through griefe of force it must consume, pining dye, within thy milkwhite bosome, within thy milkwhite bosome, bosome, within thy milkwhite bosome.

[XXI. So saith my faire & beautifull Licoris]

So saith my faire & beautifull Licoris

So saith my faire & beautifull Licoris, when now & then she talketh with mee of Loue, Loue is a spirit that walketh, that sores & flyes & none aliue can hold him, & none &c. nor touch him, nor behold him, yet whē hir eies she turneth, I spie wher he soiorneth, in hir eies ther he flyes in hir eies ther hee flyes, but none can touch him, till on hir lippes he couch him, yet when hir eyes she turneth, I spie wher he soiorneth, in hir eyes, ther he flyes in hir eyes, ther he flyes, but none can catch him, in hir eyes, ther he flyes In hir eyes ther he flyes, but none can catch him, till from hir lippes he fetch him.

[XXII. For griefe I dye enraged]

For griefe I dye, for griefe I dye enraged

For griefe I dye, for griefe I dye enraged, now wretch I feele my selfe, now wretch I feele my selfe by snares engaged, for while to much I ioyed, for while to much I ioyed, new & more painefull bandes fierce loue employed, new & more painefull bandes fierce loue employed, who helpeth oh, oh who mee lamenteth, oh who me lamenteth, who mee lamenteth, that wilfullie my death, that wilfullie my death by loue preuenteth, by loue preuenteth.

[XXIII. Daintie white pearle, & you fresh smiling Roses]

Daintie white pearle, & you fresh smiling Roses

Daintie white pearle, & you fresh smiling Roses, fresh smyling Roses, Dainty white pearle & you fresh smiling Roses, and you fresh smiling Roses, The Nectar sweet distilling, Oh, Oh why are you vnwilling, Of my sighes inly firing? Ah yet my soule hir self in them discloses, Some reliefe, thēce desiring. Ah yet my soule, Some reliefe, some reliefe thence desiring. Some reliefe, thence disiring, Some reliefe, thence desiring.

[XXIIII. Hard by a Cristall fountaine, ORIANA ye bright lay doune a sleeping]

Hard by a Cristall fountaine

Hard by a Cristall fountaine, ORIANA ye bright lay doune a sleeping, The birds they finely chirped, The birds they finely chirp'd ye winds were stilled, Sweetly with these accenting the aër was filled, Which heau'n for hir reserueth, which heau'n for hir reserueth, Leaue sheppards your Lambs-keeping, Vpon the barren mountaine, For shee the sheppards life maintaines and yowërs, Then sang the sheppards and Nimphs of Diana, Nimphs of Diana, faire ORIANA, Long liue faire ORIANA, Long liue faire ORIANA, Long liue faire ORIANA, Long liue faire ORIANA.