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Madrigals to fiue voyces

Celected out of the best approued Italian Authors

Morley, Thomas (1557-1603?)

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I.

[I. Svch pleasant boughs the world yet neuer vewed]

II.

[II. Sweetly pleasing singest thou, lovely sheperdis]

III.

[III. I Thinck that if the hills, the plaines and mountaines]

IIII.

[IIII. Come louers foorth, addresse you to admyer]

V.

[V. Loe Ladies where my loue comes]

VI.

[VI. As I walked in greene Forrest]

VII.

[VII. Delay breeds daunger, and how may that bee wrested]

VIII.

[VIII. My Lady still abhors mee]

IX.

[IX. Doe not tremble but stand fast]

X.

[X. Harke and giue eare auctentiue]

XI.

[XI. Life tell mee, what is the cause of each mans dying]

XII.

[XII. Soden passions, with strange & rare tormenting]

XIII.

[XIII. If silent, then grief torments mee]

XIIII.

[XIIII. O my louing sweet hart, leaue of thy madnesse]

XV.

[XV. I languish to complaine mee]

XVI.

[XVI. Loe how my colour rangeth]

XVII.

[XVII. Thirsis on his faire Phillis brest reposing]

XVIII.

[XVIII. For verie griefe I dye]

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XIX.

[XIX. The Nightingale that sweetly doth complayne]

XX.

[XX. O false deceit, who can himself assure]

XXI.

[XXI. As Mopsus went his silly flock foorth leading]

XXII.

[XXII. Flora faire Nimph whilst silly Lambs are feeding]

XXIII.

[XXIII. My sweet Layis, Lady mistres]

XXIIII.

[XXIIII. Say sweet Phillis, what thy will is]

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[III. I Thinck that if the hills, the plaines and mountaines]

I thinck that if the hills, the plaines and mountaines, And woods and waters knew the great distemper, knew the great distemper, the great distemper, Of this my lyfe, it should not bee concealed, But thorow such by pathes, and sauage fountains, and sauage fountaines, I know not how to search for trew loue semper, That by reason, each one may bee reuealed. That by reason, each one may bee reuealed.