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I see ambition never pleas'd, | |||
I see some Tantals starve in store, | |||
I see gold's dropsy seldon eas'd, | |||
I see each Midas gape for more, | |||
I neither want, nor yet abound, | |||
Enough's a feast, content is crown'd.}} | |||
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Revision as of 12:36, 29 October 2017
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-10-29). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 74 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Reformatting of an edition by Harrie Collins, with minor corrections to the underlay, and adjustments to slurring.
General Information
Title: I see ambition never pleas'd
Composer: Orlando Gibbons
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications. No. 5 from the The First Set of Madrigals and Mottets
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Original text and translations
English text
I see ambition never pleas'd,
I see some Tantals starve in store,
I see gold's dropsy seldon eas'd,
I see each Midas gape for more,
I neither want, nor yet abound,
Enough's a feast, content is crown'd.