II. Sweet stay a while,

X:3
T:II. Sweet stay a while,
T:TENOR.
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:3/2
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N:Original clef, C on fourth line
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K:A min -8va
c6 d4 A2 B6 e2 d2 B2
w: Sweet stay a while, why will you 
w: Deare let me dye in this faire 
M:C
L:1/4
^c2 
w: rise?
w: breast,
z e e > f d e c d/ c/ B2 
w: The light you see comes from your * eyes:
w: Farre sweet- er than the Phoe- nix * nest.
c4 c > B A2 G3/2 c c/ B c 
w: The day breakes * not, it is my heart, 
w: Love raise de- * sire by his sweete charmes
G c > B A c B/ A/ A ^G A2 ^G A4
w: To thinke that you, that you, that you and I must part.
w: With- in this cir- cle, this * cir- cle of thine armes:
|: B e2 d e B c A B4 z A > B c/ A/ B3 B B > E A > c B A > G (d >  d) c/ 
w: O stay,  stay, stay, O stay, stay, stay, or else * my joyes,  my joyes must dye, must dye, dye, my joyes must dye,
w: And let, let, let, And let, let, let thy blisse- * full kiss- es, kiss- es, kiss-es  che- rish, * cher- * ish,
B/ c3/2 d// c// B A B > B HA4 :|
w: And pe- rish * in their in- fan- cie.
w: Mine in- fant * joyes, that else must perish.

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