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Ayres and Dialogues

(To be Sung to the Theorbo-Lute or Base-Violl)
Gamble, John

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To my Noble Kinsman THOMAS STANLEY, Esq; On his Lyrick Poems Composed by Mr. JOHN GAMBLE.
  
On the Excellent Poems of Tho. Stanley, Esq; Composed by Mr. JOHN GAMBLE.
  
To my much honored Cozen Mr. Stanley, Upon his Poems set by Mr. JOHN GAMBLE.
  
On Mr. Gamble's Composing of Mr. Stanley's Incomparable ODES.
  
To his Friend THOMAS STANLEY, Esq; On his ODES Set and Published By Mr. JOHN GAMBLE.
  
On my Friend Mr. JOHN GAMBLE His excellent Composition of the Songs and Dialogues of THOMAS STANLEY, Esq
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1. The Return.
 2. 
1. The Answer.
 3. 
(3) The Tombe.
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(4) Celinda, by what potent Art
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(5) When I lie burning in thine eye
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(6) Favonius, the milder breath o'th Spring
 7. 
(7) So fair Aurora
 8. 
(8) On this swelling bank once proud
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(9) I prethee let my heart alone
 10. 
(10) Love what tyranick laws must they obey
 11. 
(11) Delay?
 12. 
(12) Prethee trouble me no more
 13. 
(13) Roses (Loves delight)
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(14) Foolish Lover go and seek
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(15) Dear, back my wounded heart restore
 16. 
(16) Since Fate commands me hence
 17. 
(17 Song.) Chide, chide no more
 18. 
(Song 18.) Fool take up thy shaft again
 19. 
(19) Though when I lov'd thee
 20. 
(Song 20.) When dearest Beauty thou shalt pay
 21. 
(Song 21.) Think not pale Lover
 22. 
(22) Torment of absence and delay
 23. 
Song 23. I will not trust thy tempting graces
 24. 
[24.] You that unto your Mistress eyes
 25. 
[25.] You earthly Souls
 26. 
Song 26. See how this Violet which before
 27. 
Song 27. Why thy passion should it move
 28. 
Song 28. Ask the Empress of the night
 29. 
Song 29. Dear urge no more the killing
 30. 
Song 25. Not that by this disdain
 31. 
Song 31. When deceitful Lovers lay
 32. 
[32.] He whose active thoughts disdain
 33. 
Song 33. No, I will sooner trust the wind
 34. 
[34.] Such icy kisses Anchorites that live
 35. 
[35.] That I might ever dream thus
 36. 
[36.] Roses in breathing forth their sent
 37. 
[37.] Rebellious fools that scorn to bow
 38. 
[38.] Yet ere I go
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[39.] Cast off for shame ungentle maid
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[40.] Wert thou by all affections sought
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[41.] Deceiv'd and undeceiv'd
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[42.] Men and Maids at time of year
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[43.] I must no longer now admire
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[44.] Love the ripe harvest of my toyls
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[45.] See the Spring her self discloses
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Song 46. Now will I a Lover be
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Song 47. Dear fold me once more in thine Armes
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Song 48. Thine Eyes (bright Saint) disclose
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[49.] Faith 'tis not worth your pains and care
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Song 50. Reach me here that full crown'd Cup
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Song 51. Oh turn away those cruel Eyes
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[52.] Now Love be prais'd
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Song 53. To set my jealous soul at strife
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[54.] Wrong me no more in thy complaint
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[55.] My sickly breath wasts in a double flame
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Song 55. Alas! alas! thou turn'st in vain
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[57.] As when some brook flies from it self away
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Song 51. I languish in a silent flame
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Song 59. Not always give a melting Kiss
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Song 60. Whilst our joys in wine we raise
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Song 61. Tis no Kiss my Fair bestows
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[62.] As in a thousand wanton Curls
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Song 63. When I see the young men play
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Song 64. Now with roses we are crown'd
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Song 65. On this verdant Lotus laid
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[66.] I yeild, dear Enemy
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[67.] Draw neer you Lovers that complain
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Song 68. Go Dear Saint away
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Song 69. The lazy hours move slow
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Song 70. When on thy lip my soul I breath
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Song 71. The air which thy smooth voyce doth break
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[72.] Doris, I that could repel
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[73.] Cast Chariessa, cast that glass away
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[74.] Number the sands that do restrain
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Song 75. This silkworm (to long sleep retir'd)
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Song 76. Pale envyous sickness
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[77.] Come my Dear
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[78.] When thou thy plyant arms dost wreath
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[79.] As on Purple Carpets
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Song 78. With a whip of Lillies
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Song 81. When my sence in wine I steep
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Song 82. Vex no more thy self and me
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[83.] Old I am, yet can (I think)
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Song 84. A Kiss I begg'd
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[85.] Fair Rebel to thy self, and Time
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[86.] A Dialogue Between CHARIESSA and PHILOCHARIS.
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[87.] Dialogue II. Between PHILOCHARIS and CHARIESSA.

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Song 27. Why thy passion should it move

I

VVhy thy passion should it move,
That I wisht thy Beauty less?
Fools desire what is above
Power of nature to express,
And to wish it had been more,
Had been to outwish her store.

II

If the flames within thine eye
Did not too great heat inspire,
Men might languish, yet not dye,
At thy less ungentle fire,
And might on thy weaker light
Gaze, and yet not lose their sight.

III

Nor wouldst thou less fair appear,
For detraction adds to thee;
If some parts less beauteous were,
Others would much fairer be:
Nor can any part we know
Best be styl'd, when all are so.

IV

Thus this great excess of light
Which now dazels our weak eyes,
Would eclips'd, appear more bright,
And the only way to rise;
Or to be more fair then thee
Celia, is less fair to bee.
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