A musicall dreame. Or The fourth booke of ayres the first part is for the lute, two voyces, and the viole de gambo; the second part is for the lute, the viole and foure voices to sing: the third part is for one voyce alone, or to the lute, the basse viole, or to both if you please, vvhereof, two are Italian ayres. Composed by Robert Iones.
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A musicall dreame. Or The fourth booke of ayres the first part is for the lute, two voyces, and the viole de gambo; the second part is for the lute, the viole and foure voices to sing: the third part is for one voyce alone, or to the lute, the basse viole, or to both if you please, vvhereof, two are Italian ayres. Composed by Robert Iones.
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Jones, Robert, fl. 1597-1615.
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London :: Imprinted by Iohn Windet, and are to be solde by Simon Waterson, in Powles Church-yeard, at the signe of :he [sic] Crowne,
1609.
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Part-songs, English -- Early works to 1800.
Songs with lute -- Early works to 1800.
Songs with instrumental ensemble -- Early works to 1800.
Vocal duets with instrumental ensemble -- Early works to 1800.
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"A musicall dreame. Or The fourth booke of ayres the first part is for the lute, two voyces, and the viole de gambo; the second part is for the lute, the viole and foure voices to sing: the third part is for one voyce alone, or to the lute, the basse viole, or to both if you please, vvhereof, two are Italian ayres. Composed by Robert Iones." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A04616.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 28, 2025.
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XI. (Book 11)
ROBERT IONES
CANTVS.
〈♫〉〈♫〉ANd is it night, are they thine eyes that shine, are we a- 〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉 lone and here and here and here alone may I come neere may I. ii. but touch, ii. but touch thy 〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉 shrine is Ielousie a sleepe, and is he gone, O Gods no more, silence my lippes with thine, 〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉 lippes kisses Ioyes haue blessings most diuine. 〈♫〉〈♫〉
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O come my deare our griefes are turnde to night,And night to ioyes, night blinds pale enuies eyes,Silence and sleepe prepare vs our delight,O ease we then our woes, our griefes, our cries,O vanish words, words doe but passions moue,O deerest life, ioyes sweet, O sweetest loue.
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TENOR.
〈♫〉〈♫〉ANd is it night are they thy eyes that shine, are we▪ alone, and here alone, and here a lone may I 〈♫〉〈♫〉 come neere, may I, may I, but touch and touch .ii. .ii. thy shrine is iealousie a sleepe, and is he gone, O Gods 〈♫〉〈♫〉 no more, silence my lips with thine, lips, kisses, ioyes, happe, blessing most diuine.
BASSVS.
〈♫〉〈♫〉ANd is it night, are they thine eyes that shine, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Are we alone and here alone, and here a lone; may 〈♫〉〈♫〉 I come neere may I but touch .ii. thy shrine, is 〈♫〉〈♫〉 iealousie a sleepe; and is he gone: O Gods no more 〈♫〉〈♫〉 silence my lips with thine with thine lips, kisses, ioyes, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 hap, O blessing m ost diuine.
ALTVS.
〈♫〉〈♫〉ANd is it night, are they thy eyes that shine that shine, are wee alone .ii. and here alone .ii. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 may I come neare, may I but touch, but touch but touch thy shrine, Is iealousie a sleepe, and is he gone, O Gods no more 〈♫〉〈♫〉 silence my lips with thine lips, kisses, ioyes, happe, blessing most diuine.
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