Content is rich William Byrd

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Con - tent is rich, but who is he
The poor that holds the toi - ling plough;

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When not - hing could my fan - cy please,

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Up - on the earth that lives con - tent? From high es -
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tate to low de - gree, They all pro claim'd, they all pro claim'd with
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saw u -pon the seas A ship that sail'd a ship that sail'd a -

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one con - sent, That he, that he who hath what
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gainst the stream: And so and so do they that

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heart can wish Hath not con - tent serv'd in his dish, hath
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seek to find Con - tent but in a qui - et mind. Con -

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not con - tent serv'd in his dish. That dish.
sweet Con - tent doth use to dwell. I dwell.
tent but in a qui - - et mind. And mind.

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