Ah! cruel Amarillis, since thou tak’st delight
To hear the accents of a doleful ditty,
To triumph still without remorse or pity;
I loathe this life,death must my sorrow right;
And lest vain hope my miseries renew,
Come quickly,death,
‘Reave me of breath,
Ah! cruel Amarillis, adieu.
More verses by John Wilbye
- Despiteful Thus Unto Myself, I Languish
- Cruel, Behold My Heavy Ending
- Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers
- Ah! Cannot Sighs Not Tears
- As Matchless Beauty