 | Cheerfull Ayres or Ballads, First composed for one single Voice and since set for three Voices by John Wilson |  |
106
[Thou that excellest and sweeter smellest]
[1]
Thou that excellest and sweeter smellestThen budding Roses yet Cruelly killest,
Others sit billing, Loves Nectar spilling,
Why shouldst thou then to mee Prove so unwilling,
Thy looks so smiling, all hearts beguiling
107
2
Then be not cruell, my Loves chiefe Jewell,Quench the flames thou hast made, or give them fewell,
All those that knew mee, when they shall view mee,
With death rewarded, will curse her that slew mee.
O let relenting, and swift repenting,
From danger free, both thee and mee.
3
Then wee'l lye gasping, Arme in arme clasping,Of Loves Sweets that have past each others asking,
Our hearts united, this way delighted,
Shall not with needlesse feare, no more be frighted.
But with sweet Kisses, multiply blisses,
Untill wee prove, one soule in Love.
| Cheerfull Ayres or Ballads, First composed for one single Voice and since set for three Voices by John Wilson | |