The first set of English madrigals to 3.4.5. and 6. voices: newly composed by Iohn Wilbye

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Title
The first set of English madrigals to 3.4.5. and 6. voices: newly composed by Iohn Wilbye
Author
Wilbye, John, 1574-1638.
Publication
At London :: Printed by Thomas Este,
1598.
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Madrigals, English -- Early works to 1800.
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"The first set of English madrigals to 3.4.5. and 6. voices: newly composed by Iohn Wilbye." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15332.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 1, 2024.

Pages

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XXIX.

〈♫〉〈♫〉THou art but yong thou sai'st, And loues delight thou wai'st not: {repeat} 〈♫〉〈♫〉ô take time while thou mai'st, Least when thou would'st thou mai'st not: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 {repeat}O take time while thou mai'st, Least when thou would'st, thou 〈♫〉〈♫〉mai'st not. O take time while thou mai'st, Least when thou would'st thou may'st not: 〈♫〉〈♫〉If Loue shall then assaile thee, {repeat}A double double anguish, will tor- 〈♫〉〈♫〉mēt thee {repeat}And thou wilt wish, (But wishes all wil faile 〈♫〉〈♫〉thee,) O mee, that I were yong againe, O mee, that I were young againe; And 〈♫〉〈♫〉so repent thee. O mee, that I were young againe; And so rerepent thee.

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