ness grown is lately cold,
Conscience hath forgot her part;
Blessed times were known of old
Long ere Law became an art:
Shame deterred, not statutes then;
Honest love was law to men.

Deeds from love, and words, that flow,
Foster like kind April showers;
In the warm sun all things grow,
Wholesome fruits and pleasant flowers:
All so thrives his gentle rays
Whereon human love displays.

From JOHN DOWLAND's _Second Book of Songs or Airs_, 1600.

Woeful Heart, with grief oppressed!
Since my fortunes most distressed
From my joys hath me removed,
Follow those sweet eyes adored!
Those sweet eyes wherein are stored
All my pleasures best beloved.

Fly my breast--leave me forsaken--
Wherein Grief his seat hath taken,
All his arrows through me darting!
Thou mayst live by her sunshining:
I shall suffer no more pining
By thy loss than by her parting.

From THOMAS GREAVES' _Songs of Sundry Kinds_, 1604.

Ye bubbling springs that gentle music makes
To lovers' plaints with heart-sore throbs immixed,
When as my dear this way her pleasure takes,
Tell her with tears how firm my love is fixed;
And, Philomel, report my timerous fears,
And, echo, sound my heigh-ho's in her ears:
But if she asks if I for love will die,
Tell her, Good faith, good faith, good faith,--not I.

From FARMER's _First Set of English Madrigals_, 1599.

You blessed bowers whose green leaves now are spreading,
Shadow the sunshine from my mistress' face,
And you, sweet roses, only for her bedding
When weary she doth take her resting-place;
You fair white lilies and pretty flowers all,
Give your attendance at my mistress' call.

From THOMAS MORLEY's _First Book of Ballets_, 1595.

You that wont to my pipe's sound
Daintily to tread your ground,
Jolly shepherds and nymphs sweet,
(Lirum, lirum.)

Here met together
Under the weather,
Hand in hand uniting,
The lovely god come greet.
(Lirum, lirum)

Lo, triumphing, brave comes he,
All in pomp and majesty,
Monarch of the world and king.
(Lirum, lirum.)

Let whoso list him
Dare to resist him,
We our voices uniting,
Of his high acts will sing.