I. Disdaine me still

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T:I. Disdaine me still
T:ALTUS.
C: John Dowland
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:C
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N:Original clef, C on third line
K:G 
D D2 D "(1)"D2 E > F G F G > E F4
N:(1) original has "d d > e f g" instead of "d2 e > f g".  You can compose your own replacement, but it does need to be a quarter note longer than the original.
w: Dis- daine me still that * I may e- ver love:
w: As heate to life so * is de- sire to love,
F2 F F E E2 A 
w: For who his Love in- joyes, 
w: And these once quencht, once quencht,
G3/2 =F/ E D > D C B, E E4
w: Can love, * can love * no * more.
w: Both life * and love * are * gone
D2 D2 D/ E/ F2 F G E G > G F4
w: The warre once past with ease men co- * wards prove:
w: Let not my sighes nor teares thy ver- * tue move,
E2 E C/ D/ E > F G > G F D D > C B,4
w: And ships re-  * turnde, do rot,  do rot up- pon the shore.
w: Like ba- ser * met- tals doe not, do not melt too soone,
|:G3 F E ^D E3 ^D/ ^C/ ^D2 z E F2 G2 G2 A3/2 A A/ G/ A/ F2 
w: And though thou frowne, thou * * frowne, Ile say thou art most faire, most * * faire:
w: Laugh at my woes, my * * woes, al- though I e- ver mourne, e- ver * mourne:
G2 G4 G4 G4 G4 G3 
w: And still Ile love, Ile love, 
w: Love for- fets with re- ward
G F2 G2 A D3 HD4 :|
w: Though still I must de- spayre.
w: his nurse, his nurse is scorne.

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