P.8.

1(a)
Have you seen but a white lily grow (Version a)
BEN JONSON ?ROBERT JOHNSON (c. 1583-1633)

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          
[CANTUS]         
Have you seen but a white li - ly grow Be -

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fore rude hands had touch - ed it? Have you mark'd - but the fall of the snow

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Be - fore the earth hath smutch'd it? Have you felt the wool of bea - ver?

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Or swan's down, ev - er? Or have smelt of the bud of the bri - ar? Or the

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nard in the fire? Or have tas - ted the bag of the bee? Oh, so white!

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Oh, so soft! Oh, so sweet, so sweet, so sweet is she!

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 P.8.1(b)

Have you seen but a white lily grow (Version b)

BEN JONSON ?ROBERT JOHNSON (c. 1583-1633)

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Drexel MS 4175:     
seen the bright li - ly grow

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[CANTUS]      
       
Have you seen but a white li - ly grow Be -

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[BASS]       

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          
         
fore rude hands have touch'd it? Have you mark'd but the fall of the

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Drexel MS 4175
& Add. MS 29841:      
Be - fore the earth hath

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snow Be - fore the earth hath

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smutch'd it? Have you felt the wool of bea - ver? Or

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swan's down, ev - er? Have you smelt to the bud of the

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bri - ar? Or the nard in the fire? Or have tas - ted the bag of the
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bee? Oh, so white! Oh, so soft! Oh, so

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sweet, so sweet, so sweet is she!

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 P.8.1(c)
Have you seen but a white lily grow (Version c)
BEN JONSON ?ROBERT JOHNSON (c. 1583-1633)

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[CANTUS]          
         
Have you seen the white li - ly grow

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            
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Be - fore rude hands had touch'd it? Have you

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mark'd the fall of the snow Be - fore the earth

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   
          
had smutch'd it? Have you felt the wool of

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bea - ver? Or swan's down, ev - er? Have you

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smelt to the bud of the bri - ar? Or the nard in the fire? Or have

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tas - ted the bag of the bee? Oh, so white! Oh, so soft! Oh, so

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   

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sweet, so

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sweet was she!

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 P.8.1(d)
Have you seen but a white lily grow (Version d)
BEN JONSON ?ROBERT JOHNSON (c. 1583-1633)
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             
[CANTUS]        
Have you seen the white li - ly grow Be - fore rude hands have
           
[BASS]    

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           
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touch'd it? Have you mark'd the fall - ing of the snow Be -

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    

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                
fore the earth hath smutch'd it? Have you felt the wool of bea - ver? Or

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         

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swan's down, ev - er? Or have smelt to the bud of the bri - ar? Or the nard in the

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        

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       
            
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fire? Or have tas - ted the bag of the bee? Oh, so white! Oh, so

            

   
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       
soft, Oh, so sweet! Oh, so sweet! Oh, so sweet is she!

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            
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 P.8.1(e)
Have you seen but a white lily grow (Version e)
BEN JONSON ?ROBERT JOHNSON (c. 1583-1633)
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           
[CANTUS]    
Have you seen but a bright li - ly

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[BASS]    

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       
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grow Be - fore rude hands had touch'd it? Have you

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   

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mark'd the fall of the snow Be -

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     
                
fore the earth hath smutch'd it? Have you

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   

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felt the wool of bea - ver? Or

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swan's down, ev - er? Or have smelt of the bud of the

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           
bri - ar? Or the nard in the fire? Or have

      
   

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               
tas - ted the bag of the bee? Oh, so white! Oh, so

         

     
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         
soft! Oh, so sweet, so sweet,

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         

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              
   
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so sweet is she!

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  