VI. Now, O now, I needs must part,

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T:VI. Now, O now, I needs must part,
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.~Now, O now, I needs must part, part- ing though I ab- sent mourn.  Ab- sence can no  
w:While I live I needs must love, love lives not when hope is gone.  Now at last des-
w:2.~Deare, when I from thee am gone, Gone are all my joyes at once. I loved thee 
w:And al- though your sight I leave, Sight where in my joyes doe lie, Till that death doth 
w:3.~Deare, If I do not re- turne, Love and I shall die to- gether. For my ab- sence 
w:Part we must though now I die, Die I do to part with you. Him de- spaire doth 
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w:joy im- part: joy once fled can- not re- turne.  Sad de- spair doth drive me hence, this des- paire un- 
w:paire doth prove, love di- vi- ded lov- eth none.
w:and thee a- lone, In whose love I joy- ed once.
w:sence be- reave, Ne- ver shall af- fec- tion die.
w:ne- ver mourne, Whom you might have joy- ed ever:
w:cause to lie, Who both lived and di- eth true.
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w:kind- nes sends.  If that part- ing bee of- fence, it is shee which then of- fends.

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