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X:1
T:XX. What poore Astronomers are they,
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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z2 z A B/ c/ d c B | A > A G3/2 
w: 1.~What poore _ A- stro- no- mers are they,
w: 2.~And love _ it selfe is but a jeast.
w: 3.~But yet _ it is a sport to see
w: 4.~But such _ as will run mad with will,
G/ c A B B A4 |
w: Take wo- mens eies for stars
w: De- visde by i- dle heads,
w: How wit will run on wheeles,
w: I can- not cleare their sight:
z2 d3 c/ B/ c A | B ^c
w: And set their thoughts in bat- tel ray
w: To catch yong fan- cies in hte neast,
w: While wit can- not per- swa- ded be
w: But leave them to their stu- die still,
d > B c G A A G4 
w: To  fight such id- le warres,
w: And  lay it in fooles beds.
w: With  that which rea- son feeles:
w: To  looke where is no light.
|: A/ G/ ^F/ E/ D d > c B A2 |
w: When in the _ end they shal ap- prove,
w: That be- ing _ hatcht in beaut- ies eyes,
w: That wo- mens _ eyes and starres are odde,
w: Till time too _ late we make them crie,
e3/2 d// c// B G B A G2 :|
w: Tis but a jest drawne out of love.
w: They may be flidge ere they be wise.
w: And love is but a fain- ed god.
w: They stu- dy false A- stro- no- mie.

X:2
T:XX. What poore Astronomers are they,
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.
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
M:C
L:1/4
K:G mix
z2 z ^F G G G G G ^F G3/2
w: 1.~What poore A- stro- no- mers are they,
w: 2.~And love it selfe is but a jeast.
w: 3.~But yet it is a sport to see
w: 4.~But such as will run mad with will,
 E/ A > E F E E4
w: Take wo- mens eies for stars
w: De- visde by i- dle heads,
w: How wit will run on wheeles,
w: I can- not cleare their sight:
D2 G2 D E2 D G > G ^F
w: And set their thoughts in bat- tel ray
w: To catch yong fan- cies in hte neast,
w: While wit can- not per- swa- ded be
w: But leave them to their stu- die still,
G E G G ^F G4
w: To fight such id- le warres,
w: And lay it in fooles beds.
w: With that which rea- son feeles:
w: To looke where is no light.
|:^F D/ E/ F G G > G ^F2 
w: When in the end they shal ap- prove,
w: That be- ing hatcht in beaut- ies eyes,
w: That wo- mens eyes and starres are odde,
w: Till time too late we make them crie,
G G > G D/ E/ D > C B,2 :|
w: Tis but a jest drawne out of love.
w: They may be flidge ere they be wise.
w: And love is but a fain- ed god.
w: They stu- dy false A- stro- no- mie.

X:3
T:XX. What poore Astronomers are they,
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.
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
M:C
L:1/4
%%MIDI transpose -12
K:G mix -8va
z2 z d d B e d d > c B3/2 
w: 1.~What poore A- stro- no- mers are they,
w: 2.~And love it selfe is but a jeast.
w: 3.~But yet it is a sport to see
w: 4.~But such as will run mad with will,
c// d// e e d B ^c4
w: Take _ wo- mens eies for stars
w: De- * visde by i- dle heads,
w: How _ wit will run on wheeles,
w: I _ can- not cleare their sight:
B3 A/ G/ A3 d d G A
w: And set their thoughts in bat- tel ray
w: To catch yong fan- cies in hte neast,
w: While wit can- not per- swa- ded be
w: But leave them to their stu- die still,
B G c/ B/ d > c B4
w: To fight such _ id- le warres,
w: And lay it _ in fooles beds.
w: With that which _ rea- son feeles:
w: To looke where _ is no light.
|: A A/ A/ A B > c d d2
w: When in the end they shal ap- prove,
w: That be- ing hatcht in beaut- ies eyes,
w: That wo- mens eyes and starres are odde,
w: Till time too late we make them crie,
"(1)"e2 d/ d/ B/ G G/ ^F G2 :|
w: Tis but a jest drawne out of love.
w: They may be flidge ere they be wise.
w: And love is but a fain- ed god.
w: They stu- dy false A- stro- no- mie.
N:(1) Original has a quarter note.

X:4
T:XX. What poore Astronomers are they,
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.
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
M:C
L:1/4
%%MIDI transpose -24
K:G mix bass
z2 z d g > G c G d > d G3/2
w: 1.~What poore A- stro- no- mers are they,
w: 2.~And love it selfe is but a jeast.
w: 3.~But yet it is a sport to see
w: 4.~But such as will run mad with will,
 c/ A c d e A4
w: Take wo- mens eies for stars
w: De- visde by i- dle heads,
w: How wit will run on wheeles,
w: I can- not cleare their sight:
g3 f/ e/ f3 f e e d 
w: And set their thoughts in bat- tel ray
w: To catch yong fan- cies in hte neast,
w: While wit can- not per- swa- ded be
w: But leave them to their stu- die still,
g c e d d G4
w: To fight such id- le warres,
w: And lay it in fooles beds.
w: With that which rea- son feeles:
w: To looke where is no light.
|: d  d/ d/ d/ c/ B/ A/ G G d2
w: When in the end _ they _ shal ap- prove,
w: That be- ing hatcht _ in _ beaut- ies eyes,
w: That wo- mens eyes _ and _ starres are odde,
w: Till time too late _ we _ make them crie,
"(2)"c// d// e/ ^f/ g G/ B/ c/ d d G2 :|
w: Tis _ but a jest drawne _ _ out of love.
w: They _ may be flidge ere _ _ they be wise.
w: And _ love is but a _ _ fain- ed god.
w: They _ stu- dy false A- * _ stro- no- mie.
N:(2) Original has these two notes as eighth notes.