X. Thinkst thou then by thy fayning

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T:X. Thinkst thou then by thy fayning 
T: Altus.
C: John Dowland
O: From The First Booke of songs or Ayres of foure parts, with Tableture for the Lute
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w: 1.~Thinkst thou then by thy fayn- * * * ing 
w:    Or with thy craf- ty clos- * * * ing
w: 2.~O that  my sleepe dis- sem- * * * bled,
w:    Thy cru- ell eyes de- cei- * * * ving,
w: 3.~Should then my love as- pir- * * * ing,
w:    So farre ex- ceed the due- * * * ty
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w: sleepe _ with a _ proud dis- day-   ning,
w: Thy _ cru- el _ eyes re- pos- ing,
w: were _ to a _ trance re- sem- bled,
w: Of _ live- ly _ sense be- reav- ing:
w: For- * bid- den _ joyes de- sir- ing,
w: That _ ver- tue _ owes to beau- tie?
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w: To drive me from thy sight, 
w: And while sleepe fayn- ed is, 
w: Then should my love re- quire
w: In beau- ties sweet dis- grace:
w: No, Love seeke not thy blisse,
w: Yet kisse a thou- sand fold.
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w: when sleepe yeelds more de- light, 
w: may not I steale a kisse,
w: Thy loves un- kind de- spite,
w: And livd in sweet em- brace
w: Be- yond a sim- ple kisse:
w: For kis- ses may be bold
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w: such harm- * less beau- tie gra- cing.
w: Thy qui- * et armes em- bra- cing.
w: While fu- * ry tri- umpht bold- ly
w: Of her * that lov'd so cold- ly.
w: For such * de- ceits are harme- lesse,
w: When love- * ly sleep is arme- lesse.

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