XIX. The lowest trees have tops,

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T:XIX. The lowest trees have tops,
T:ALTUS.
C: John Dowland
O: From The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires.
O: Newly composed to sing to the Lute, Orpharion, or viols, 
O: and a dialogue for a base and meane Lute with five voices to sing thereto.
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L:1/4
K:G dor
G4 G,/ G,/ G, > G, G D2 _E D/ C/ =B,2 
w: The low- est trees have tops, the Ant her * gall,
w: Where wa- ters smooth- est run, deep are the * foords,
D > E F/ G/ A3/2 G ^F/ G > A B A/ G/ ^F4
w: The * flie her spleene, the * lit- tle sparke his * heate,
w: The * di- all stirres, yet * none per- ceives it * move:
D2 E F D3 D D > E F F D4
w: And slen- der haires cast sha- dowes though but small,
w: The firm- est faith is in the few- est words,
F2 E F D3 G G/ F/ F2 E F4
w: And Bees have stings al- though they be not great.
w: The Tur- tles can- not sing, and yet they love,
|: F > G A G ^F2 A2 D > D E/ F/ G ^F D/ E/ F/ E/ D/ C/ B,
w: Seas * have their source, and so have shal- * lowe springs, shal- * * * low * springs,
w: True * hearts have eyes and ears, no tongues * to speake, tongues * * * to * speake,
z/ _E/ C z/ F/ D/ D/ E/ G/ G/ F/ E/ "(2)"^F/ G4 :|
N:(2) Original is a quarter note.
w: And love is love in beg- gers and * in * kings.
w: They heare, and see, and sigh, and then * they * breake.

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