XVIII. My heart and tongue were twinnes,

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T:XVIII. My heart and tongue were twinnes,
T:BASSUS.
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
L:1/4
M:3/2
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N:Original clef, F on third line
K:D min bass
d2 d2 a2 d4 e2 f6
w: My heart and tongue were twinnes,
w: Both knit in one, and yet
w: New found, and one- ly found
c2 d2 B2 (A4 A2)
w: at once con- ceiv- ed,
w:  a sun- der placed, *
w: in Gods and Kings, *
a a a g f2 e2 ^c2 d2 a2 f2 d2 a6
w: Th'el- dest was my * heart, borne dumbe by de- sti- nie,
w: what heart would speake * the tongue doth full dis- co- ver
w: whose wordes are deedes, * but wordes, nor deedes re- gar- ded.
d2 f2 g2 c3 
w: The last my tongue, 
w: What tongue doth speake
w: Chaste thoughts doe mount
c f2 g2 e e2 d ^c 
w: of all sweet, sweete thoughts be- reaved:
w: is of the heart, heart em- braced,
w: and flye with swift- * est wings,
A2 d2 ^c f d f2 e2 d > e f > g a e g d f > g a A (d4 d2) ||
w: Yet strung and tunde, and tunde to play, * *  * * to play hearts har- * * mo- nie. *
w: and both are one, are one to make, * * * * to make a new * * found Lov- er.
w: My love with paine, with paine, * * * * with paine my paine * * with losse re- ward- ed.
"Conclusion:"a2 e2 a2 d3 e f2
w: Then this be sure, * *
f f B2 z c f > g a f a A 
w: Since it is, it is true * per- fec- tion,
d > c B3 G A a2 b c' a c'2 z g b > c' d'2
w: That ney- * ther men, nei- ther  men nor Gods, not men nor Gods,
z d f3 g a2 A2 d2 Hd4 |]
w: can force, can force af- fec- tion.

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