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X:1
T:II. Sweet stay a while,
T:To my worthy friend Mr. William Jewel of Exceter Colledge in Oxford.
T:CANTUS.
C: John Dowland
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:C
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI gchordoff
N:Original clef, C on first line
K:A min
c6 A4 A2 ^F6 | z E A2 ^G2 | 
w: Sweet stay a while, why will you 
w: Deare let me dye in this faire 
M:C
L:1/4
A2
w:rise?
w:breast,
z B c > d B z/ c/ | A B/ A/ ^G2 |
w: The light you see comes from your _ eyes:
w: Farre sweet- er than the Phoe- nix _ nest.
z2 z A2 G2 F | E > e d > d | c2
w: The day breakes not, it is my heart, 
w: Love raise de- sire by his sweete charmes
z2 z A d > c | B c B > B A4 
w: To thinke that you and I must part.
w: With- in this cir- cle of thine armes:
|: z2 z d4 c | z2 z e2 d/ A/ c > c | B G/ B ^F/ ^F3/4 ^E// | E4 
w: O stay, O stay, or else my joyes, my joyes, my joyes must dye,
w: And let, and let,  thy blisse- full kiss- es, kiss- es cher-  _ ish
z c E > ^F | ^G2 A A2 ^G/ F/ ^G2 HA4 :|
w: And pe- rish in their in- fan- * * cie.
w: Mine in- fant joyes, that else must * per- ish.


X:2
T:II. Sweet stay a while,
T:ALTUS.
C: John Dowland
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:3/2
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI gchordoff
N:Original clef, C on third line
K:A min
E6 F4 D2 E6 G2 F2 E2
w: Sweet stay a while, why will you 
w: Deare let me dye in this faire 
M:C
L:1/4
E2
w: rise?
w: breast,
z ^G A > A G G F F E2
w: The light you see comes from your eyes:
w: Farre sweet- er than the Phoe- nix nest.
E3 F2 E2 D/ C/ B,G A G/ F/ E4
w: The day breakes, breakes * not, it is my * heart, 
w: Love raise, raise de- * sire by his sweete * charmes
z z/ C/ F > E E > E D B, ^C4
w: To thinke that you and I must part.
w: With- in this cir- cle of thine armes:
|:D > C B, A, ^G,2 A,3 ^G,/ ^F,/ G,2 A, E A E/ F/ G E2 ^D z B, C A, ^G,
w: O * *  stay, * O * * * stay,  or else my * joyes must dye, my joyes must dye,
w: And * * let * thy * * blisse- * full kiss-  es * che- * rish,  kiss- es che- rish,
E > D C B,/ A,/ "(1)"E E2 E3 E HE4 :|
N:(1) Original has a half note.
w: And pe- * rish in * their in- fan- cie.
w: Mine in- * fant joyes, * that else must perish.

X:3
T:II. Sweet stay a while,
T:TENOR.
C: John Dowland
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:3/2
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI gchordoff
%%LY voices \property Voice.Slur \set #'dashed = #1
%%LY voices \property Staff.automaticMelismata = ##f
N:Original clef, C on fourth line
%%MIDI transpose -12
K:A min -8va
c6 d4 A2 B6 e2 d2 B2
w: Sweet stay a while, why will you 
w: Deare let me dye in this faire 
M:C
L:1/4
^c2 
w: rise?
w: breast,
z e e > f d e c d/ c/ B2 
w: The light you see comes from your * eyes:
w: Farre sweet- er than the Phoe- nix * nest.
c4 c > B A2 G3/2 c c/ B c 
w: The day breakes * not, it is my heart, 
w: Love raise de- * sire by his sweete charmes
G c > B A c B/ A/ A ^G A2 ^G A4
w: To thinke that you, that you, that you and I must part.
w: With- in this cir- cle, this * cir- cle of thine armes:
|: B e2 d e B c A B4 z A > B c/ A/ B3 B B > E A > c B A > G (d >  d) c/ 
w: O stay,  stay, stay, O stay, stay, stay, or else * my joyes,  my joyes must dye, must dye, dye, my joyes must dye,
w: And let, let, let, And let, let, let thy blisse- * full kiss- es, kiss- es, kiss-es  che- rish, * cher- * ish,
B/ c3/2 d// c// B A B > B HA4 :|
w: And pe- rish * in their in- fan- cie.
w: Mine in- fant * joyes, that else must perish.


X:4
T:II. Sweet stay a while,
T:BASSUS.
C: John Dowland
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:3/2
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI gchordoff
%%MIDI transpose -24
K:A min bass
a6 d4 f2 e6 c2 d2 e2
w: Sweet stay a while, why will you 
w: Deare let me dye in this faire 
M:C
L:1/4
A2
w: rise?
w: breast,
z e a > d g c f/ e/ d e2
w: The light you see comes from your * eyes:
w: Farre sweet- er than the Phoe- nix * nest.
A4 c2 d2 e > c f/ d/ g/ G/ c2
w: The day breakes not, it is my * * heart, 
w: Love raise de- sire by his sweete * * charmes
z c f > e d A  e d/ c/ d/ B/ e A4
w: To thinke that you, that you and I * must * part.
w: With- in this cir- cle, cir cle * of * thine armes:
|: g3 f e6 e2 A2 z A e2 B2 ^G > G A3/4 B// c/ A/ e
w: O * stay, O stay, or else my joyes,  my joyes * * must dye,
w: And * let, and let,  thy blisse- full kiss- es, kiss- es   cher- * ish
z/ A/ c d e3 A e3 e HA4 :|
w: And pe- rish in their in- fan- cie.
w: Mine in- fant joyes, that else must perish.