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Henry Lichfield
(fl.1613)
When first I saw those cruel eyes
(S.S.A.T.B.)
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Of Lichfield little is known, except that the dedication of his sole printed set of madrigals (from which this item comes) shows him to have been in the service of Lady Cheyney of Toddington, Beds.
Lyrics: Anon, probably the composer
When first I saw those cruel eyes,
Those eyes the authors of my cries,
Adoring them for saints divine,
Placed in such a heavenly shrine,
You told me then to prove me,
You would for ever love me.
If this be love to scorn my crying,
To laugh at me when I lie dying,
To kill my heart, with too much grieving,
To fly, and yield me no relieving,
If love be thus to prove me,
O then I know you love me.
When first I saw those cruel eyes,
Those eyes the authors of my cries,
Adoring them for saints divine,
Placed in such a heavenly shrine,
You told me then to prove me,
You would for ever love me.
If this be love to scorn my crying,
To laugh at me when I lie dying,
To kill my heart, with too much grieving,
To fly, and yield me no relieving,
If love be thus to prove me,
O then I know you love me.