The first booke of ayres of fovre parts, with Tableture for the luteh So made, that all the parts may be plaide together with the Lute, or one voyce with the Lute and Base-Vyell |
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 | The first booke of ayres of fovre parts, with Tableture for the luteh |  |
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[Shall I tell you, shall I tell you whom I loue?]
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Shall I tell you, shall I tell you whom I loue?Hearken, hearken then a while to me,
And if such a Woman moue,
As I now shall versifie,
Be assur'd tis Shee or none,
That I loue and loue alone.
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Nature did her so much right,As she scornes the helpe of Art:
In as many vertues dight,
As ere yet imbrac'd a heart.
So much good so truely try'd
Some for lesse were Deify'd.
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Wit she hath without desire,To make knowne how much shee hath;
And her anger flames no higher,
Then may fitly sweeten wrath.
Full of pitty as may be,
Though perhaps not so to me.
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Reason masters euery Sence,And her vertues grace her birth;
Louely as all Excellence:
Modest in her most of myrth.
Likelyhood enough to proue,
Onely worth could kindle loue.
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Such She is, and if you know,Such a one as I haue sung,
Be she browne or faire, or so,
That Shee be but somewhat young.
Be assur'd tis shee or none,
That I loue and loue alone.
| The first booke of ayres of fovre parts, with Tableture for the luteh | |