My mistress will not be content (Thomas Ravenscroft)

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• CPDL #2759:

Editors: Greg Lindahl and Bernard Roth (submitted 2001-06-06).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 85 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: My Mistress will not be content
Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft

Number of voices: 3vv  Voicing: 3 part
Genre: Secular, Canon

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Melismata (1611)

Description: #9 from 'Melismata'

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English text

My mistress will not be content
to take a Jest as Chaucer meant
but following stil the womans fashion
allowes it for the new translation
for with the word she would not dispence
and yet I know the love the sence.