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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Title: 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.
Author: Jones, Robert, fl. 1597-1615.
Publication: 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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Subject terms: 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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Cite this Item: "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 April 29, 2025.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 SHe hath an eye ah me, ah me shee .ii. 〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉 an eye to see .ii. ah me that shee hath too which makes me sigh as 〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉 louers doe, hey hoe hey hoe hey hoe .ii. .ii. ah me 〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉 that an eye .ii. .ii. should make her liue and mee to die, wise mens eyes are 〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉〈♫〉 in their mind but louers eyes are euer blind. 〈♫〉〈♫〉

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She hath a lippe, ah, ah alas,Two lippes which doe themselues surpasse,Alasse two lips for kisses,Of earthly loue the heauenly blisses, hey hoe, hey hoeAlasse, oh woe that a heauen,Should make vs ods that make all euen,Ladies kisses are a charme,That kill vs ere they doe vs harme.

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She hath a heart ah me, ah me,A heart she hath which none can see,Ah me that I haue none,Which makes me sigh, yea sighing grone, hey hoe, hey hoeHey hoe aye me that I part,And liue, yet leaue wich her my heart.Hartlesse men may liue by loue.This she doth know, and this I proue.