XVIII. It was a time when silly Bees could speake,

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T:XVIII. It was a time when silly Bees could speake,
C: John Dowland
O: From The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires.
O: Newly composed to sing to the Lute, Orpharion, or viols, 
O: and a dialogue for a base and meane Lute with five voices to sing thereto.
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w: 1.~It was a time, a time when sil- ly Bees could speake, 
w: 2.~Then thus I buzd, I buzd, when time no sap would give,
w: 3.~My liege, Gods graunt, Gods graunt thy time may ne- ver end,
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w: And _ in that time I was a sil- * lie Bee,
w: Why _ should this bless- ed time to me * be drie,
w: And _ yet vouch- safe to heare my plaint * of Time,
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w: Who fed on Time un- til my heart gan break,
w: Sith by this Time the la- zie drone doth live,
w: Which fruit- lesse Flies have found to have a friend,
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w: Yet ne- ver found the time, the time would fa- vour mee.
w: The waspe, the worme, the gnat, the gnat, the but- ter- flie,
w: And I cast downe, cast downe when A- ro- mies do clime.
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w: Of all the swarme, the swarme I one- ly, one- ly did not thrive, 
w: Mat- ed with griefe, with griefe, I kneel- ed, kneel- ed on my knees,
w: The king re- plied, re- plied but thus, Peace pee- vish, pee- vish Bee,
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w: Yet brought I waxe and ho- * * ney to the hive.
w: And thus com- plaind un- to * * the king of Bees.
w: Th'art bound to serve the time, * * the time not thee.

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