Tvvo bookes of ayres The first contayning diuine and morall songs: the second, light conceites of louers. To be sung to the lute and viols, in two, three, and foure parts: or by one voyce to an instrument. Composed by Thomas Campian.

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Tvvo bookes of ayres The first contayning diuine and morall songs: the second, light conceites of louers. To be sung to the lute and viols, in two, three, and foure parts: or by one voyce to an instrument. Composed by Thomas Campian.
Author
Campion, Thomas, 1567-1620.
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London :: Printed by Tho. Snodham, for Mathew Lownes, and I. Browne Cum priuilegio,
[1613?]
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Songs with lute.
Part-songs, English.
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CANTVS. VII.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 GIue beauty all her right, shee's not to one forme tyed: Each shape yeelds faire delight, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 where her perfections bide. Hellen I grant might plea- sing be▪ And Ros'mond, and Ros'mond was as sweet, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 was as sweet, was as sweet as she. 〈♫〉〈♫〉
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Giue beauty all her right▪ Shees not to one forme tyed: Each shape yeelds faire delight Where her perfections bide: Hellen I grant might pleasing be, And Ros'mond was as sweet as shee.
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Some the quicke eye commends, Some smelling lips and red: Pale lookes haue many friends, Through sacred sweetnesse bred Medowes haue flowres that pleasure moue, Though Roses are the flowres of loue.
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Free beauty is not bound To one vnmoued clime, She visits eu'ry ground, And fauours eu'ry time. Let the old loues with mine compare, My sou'raigne is as sweet, and fayre.

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ALTVS.
〈♫〉〈♫〉 O Deare that I with thee might liue, From humane trace re- mo- ued: While fond Where iea- lous care might ney- ther grieue, Yet each dote on their lo- ued. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 feare may colour finde Loue's seldome plea- sed: But much like a sickemans rest it's soone disea- sed.
BASSVS.
〈♫〉〈♫〉 O Deare that I with thee might Where iea- lous care might neyther 〈♫〉〈♫〉 liue, From humane trace re- moued: While fond grieue, Yet each dote on their loued. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 feare may colour finde Loue's seldome pleased: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 But much like a sicke mans rest it's soone diseased.
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