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312:My dolour will not suffer strength
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359:For the sound my death doth tell,
292:Let pass my weary guiltless ghost
272:for the sound my dethe doth tell.
223:my dolor will not suffer strength
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332:Woe worth this cruel hap that I
243:Wo worth this cruel hap, that I
350:I feel my torments so increase
263:I fele my tormentes so increse
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355:Cease now, thou passing bell;
252:let thy sounde my death tell.
232:let thy sounde my death tell.
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339:Let thy sound my death tell,
337:Toll on, thou passing bell,
321:Let thy sound my death tell,
301:Let thy sound my death tell,
259:Farewell! my pleasures past;
346:Farewell my pleasures past,
317:Toll on, thou passing bell,
299:Ring out the doleful knell,
268:Toll on, the passinge-bell;
250:ring out my dolefull knell;
248:Toll on, the passinge-bell;
230:ring out my dolefull knell;
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319:Ring out my doleful knell,
270:rong is my dolefull knell;
245:should taste this miserie!
219:My paynes, who can expres?
49:"O Death! rocke me asleep"
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357:Rung is my doleful knell,
334:Should taste this misery?
310:Alas! they are so strong,
308:My pains who can express?
297:Toll on the passing bell,
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265:that lyfe cannot remayne.
261:welcum! my present payne.
239:Alone, in prison stronge,
221:Alas! they are so stronge
205:out of my carefull brest.
201:Bringe me to quiet reste;
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352:That life cannot remain.
348:Welcome my present pain!
290:Bring me the quiet rest;
288:O death! rock me asleep,
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328:Alone in prison strong,
314:My life for to prolong:
685:O Death Rock Me Asleep
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279:Sound my end dolefully
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361:Death doth draw nigh,
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323:Death doth draw nigh;
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363:There is no remedy.
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241:I wayte my destenye.
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