The Eagle's Force.

X:3
T:The Eagle's Force.
O: Psalms, Songs and Sonnets. (1611)
H: transcribed from the Edmond Fellowes edition of the works of Byrd, Volume XIV.
C: William Byrd
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N: original clef: C on third line
N: Original Key signature, no sharps or flats
N: Words by Thomas Churchyard (1520-1604)
M:C
K:D minor -8va
T: Bassus
L:1/4
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z4 D2 F > G A2 z c
w:The Ea- gle's force sub- 
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B G B2 A2 D2 z D d d c2 A2
w:dues each Bird that flies, each bird that flies: what me- tal can re
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c2 F2 c3 d "A"A2 z A d e f2 B2 A F
w:sist the flam- ing fire? Doth not the Sun daz- zle the
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G A B2 A2 d4 c2 A2 c4
w:clear- est _ eyes, daz- zle the clear-
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c2 "B"F2 z F C2 D2 A2 z A
w:est eyes? and melt the ice, and
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B2 c d2 c/ B/ A4 D2 "C"A2 G B2
w:make the frost re - tire? re  tire? Who can
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A B G F > G A F c2 z E C > D E C
w:with- stand a puis- sant King's de- sire, a puis- sant King's de-
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G2 z G D > E F D A2 A2 "D"D2 z d
w: sire, a puis- sant King's de- sire, de- sire? The
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|:f3 e d4 z G ^F F G2 E2 D2 z d
w:stiff- est stones are pierc- ed through with tools, are 
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w:pierc- ed through with tools, with _ _ _ _ _ tools: The
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B G A B c F c3 B/ A/ G2 z D E F
w:wis- est are with Prin- ces made but _ fools, The wis- est
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G A B2 A2 A G F4 z2 F2 
w:are with Prin- ces made but fools.  The
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G A B c d2 c2 B A D2 F E D2
w: wis- est are with Prin- ces made but fools, made but fools,
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w: made but fools. The | fools.

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