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A LUTE SONG by JOHN SUCKLING

First Line: HAST THOU SEEN THE DOWN IN THE AIR
Last Line: OH SO FICKLE, OH SO VAIN, OH SO FALSE, SO FALSE IS SHE!
Subject(s): JONSON, BEN (1572-1637); LOVE; LUTES; POETRY & POETS; UNFAITHFULNESS; INFIDELITY; ADULTERY; INCONSTANCY;
Hast thou seen the down i' th' air,
When wanton blasts have tossed it?
Or the ship on the sea,
When ruder winds have crossed it?
Hast thou marked the crocodile's weeping,
Or the fox's sleeping?
Or hast viewed the peacock in his pride,
Or the dove by his bride,
When he courts for his lechery?
Oh so fickle, oh so vain, oh so false, so false is she!



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