Published in the collection of lute songs by various authors `A Musical Banquet` by Robert Dowland, the composer`s son.

In darkness let me dwell; the ground shall sorrow be,
The roof despair,... Read more

Published in the collection of lute songs by various authors `A Musical Banquet` by Robert Dowland, the composer`s son.

In darkness let me dwell; the ground shall sorrow be,
The roof despair, to bar all cheerful light from me;
The walls of marble black, that moist`ned still shall weep;
My music, hellish jarring sounds, to banish friendly sleep.
Thus, wedded to my woes, and bedded in my tomb,
O let me living die, till death doth come, till death doth come.

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