XIX. The lowest trees have tops,

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T:XIX. The lowest trees have tops,
T:BASSUS.
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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K:G dor bass
g3 G2 c B G g > g c d G2
w: The low- est trees have tops, the Ant her gall,
w: Where wa- ters smooth- est run, deep are the foords,
g2 d/ e/ f/ g/ a > a g > d g a d4
w: The flie * * her spleene, the lit- tle sparke his heate,
w: The di- * * all stirres, yet none per- ceives it move:
d2 ^c d G/ A/ B/ c/ d > c B/ A/ G F f B4
w: And slen- der haires * * cast sha- * * * dowes though but small,
w: The firm- est faith * * is in * * * the few- est words,
B2 c A B3 G A d c c F4
w: And Bees have stings al- though they be not great.
w: The Tur- tles can- not sing, and yet they love,
|: B/ c/ d/ e/ f g d4 d c/ B/ A G 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 z/ g/ c/ c/ d d G4 :|
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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