VIII. Tell me true Love where shall I seeke thy being,

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T:VIII. Tell me true Love where shall I seeke thy being,
T:CANTUS.
C: John Dowland
B: db: -c 4 -b 13
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
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w: 1.~Tell * * me true Love where shall I seeke thy be- ing,
w: 2.~When * * thoughts are still un- seene and words dis- gui- sed;
w: 3.~Mount * * then my thoughts, here is for thee no dwell- ing,
w: 4.~O *  * fair- est minde, en- rich'd with Loves re- si- ding,
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w: In thoughts or words, in vowes or pro-  mise * * * * * mak- ing,
w: vowes are not sa- cred held, nor pro- mise * * * * *  debt: *
w: Since truth and false- hood live like twins to- * * * * * ge- ther:
w: re- taine the best; in hearts let some seede * * * * * fall, *
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w: In *  rea- * sons, lookes, or pas- sions, or pas- sions, ne- ver see- ing
w: By *  pas- * sion rea- sons glo- ry, glo- * ry, is sur- pris- ed,
w: Be- *  leeve * not sense, not * sense, eyes, eares, touch, taste, or smell- ing,
w: In * stead * of weeds Loves fruits may, Loves fruits may have a- bid- ing;
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w: In * men * on earth, or wo- mens minds par- ta- king.
w: In * ney- * ther sexe is true love firme- ly set, *
w: Both * Art * and Na- ture's forc'd: put trust in ney- ther.
w: at * Har- * vest you shall reape en- crease of all. *
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w: Thou canst not dye, and there- fore  li- * * ving,
w: Thoughts fainde, words false, vowes and pro- mise * bro- ken,
w: One one- ly shee doth true Love cap- * tive binde,
w: O hap- py Love, more hap- py man that findes thee,
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w:there- fore li- ving,
w:pro- mise bro- ken,
w:cap- tive binde *
w:man that findes thee,
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w: Tell me where * is thy seate, is thy seate, thy * seate, 
w: Made true Love * flye from earth, fly from earth, from * earth, 
w: In fair- est * brest, fair- est * * brest, fair- est brest,
w: Most hap- py Saint, hap- py Saint, hap- py Saint, hap- py Saint, 
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w:Why, why * * doth this * * * * * * age ex- pell * thee?
w:This, this * is * the to- * * * * * * * * *  ken.
w: but, but * * in a fair- * * * * * * * *  er minde.
w:that, that * * keepes, re- stores,  un- bindes * * * * * * *  thee.
 z2 B4 A G | F2 _E2 D D (G G G) ^F 
w: Thou canst not dye, and there- fore  li- * * ving,
w: Thoughts fainde, words false, vowes and pro- mise * bro- ken,
w: One one- ly shee doth true Love cap- * tive binde,
w: O hap- py Love, more hap- py man that findes thee,
z2 | A B (c3 c )
w:there- fore li- ving,
w:pro- mise bro- ken,
w:cap- tive binde *
w:man that findes thee,
B2 A4 | G A B3 c d3 c/ B/ c3 B/ A/ B4 
w: Tell me where * is thy seate, is thy seate, thy * seate, 
w: Made true Love * flye from earth, fly from earth, from * earth, 
w: In fair- est * brest, fair- est * * brest, fair- est brest,
w: Most hap- py Saint, hap- py Saint, hap- py Saint, hap- py Saint, 
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w:Why, why * * doth this * * * * * * age ex- pell * thee?
w:This, this * is * the to- * * * * * * * * *  ken.
w: but, but * * in a fair- * * * * * * * *  er minde.
w:that, that * * keepes, re- stores,  un- bindes * * * * * * *  thee.

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