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And though my love abounding

John Wilbye 1574 (Diss) – 1638 (Colchester)



And though my love abounding,
Did make me fall a sounding,
Yet am I well contented,
Still so to be tormented,
And death can never fear me,
As long as you are near me.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme AABCDD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 169
Words 36
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

John Wilbye

John Wilbye (baptized 7 March 1574 – September 1638) was an English madrigal composer. more…

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