XII. By a fountaine where I lay,

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T:XII. By a fountaine where I lay,
T:TENOR.
C:John Dowland
H: From The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires.
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w: 1.~By a foun- taine where I lay,
w: By the glint- ing of the sun,
w: 2.~Faire with gar- lands all ad- drest,
w: Bless- ed in the high- est de- gree,
w: 3.~Then I forth- with tooke my pipe
w: And u- pon a heav'n- ly ground,
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w: Al bless- * * ed, bless- ed bee that bless- ed day
w: Oh ne- * * ver, ne- ver bee her shin- ing done
w: Was ne- * * ver, ne- ver Nymph more faire- ly blest,
w: So * may   she, may she e- ver bless- ed be,
w: Which I * all faire, all * faire and cleane did wipe
w: All in * the grace, the * grace of beau- tie found,
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w: When I might see a- lone 
w: Came to this foun- taine neere,
w: Plaid this round- * e- lay,
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w: My true loves fair- est one,
w: With such a smil- ing cheere,
w: Wel- come faire Queene of May,
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w: Loves deer light,
w: Such a face,
w: Sing sweete aire,
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w: Loves cleare sight
w: Such a grace,
w: Wel- come faire.
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w: No worlds eyes can clear-er see 
w: Hap- pie, hap- pie eyes that see
w: Wel- come be the shep- heards Queene,
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w: A fair- er sight, a fair- er sight none can be.
w: Such a hea- ven- ly sight, heaven- ly sight as she.
w: The glo- rie of, the glo- rie of all our greene.

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