The Silver Swan
                                                                                          Orlando Gibbons
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                    The     sil   ver     swan,         
        who      liv       ing had       no
         	                                                                  

                                                                                               
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                    The     sil   ver     swan,      who liv      ing     had        no            note,
         	                           
                                                 
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                    The     sil   ver     swan,                  who      liv    ing      had     no 
         	                                                                        
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                     The     sil   ver      swan,     who liv      ing     had       no
         	                                                                        
          
                                           
                                    
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                    The     sil   ver     swan,                  who      liv       ing had       no
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           note,                            When       death     approached un locked      her si     lent
                                                                         
             

                                                                                            
             Whendeath ap proached            un            locked         her      si      lent
        
                                                                                
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           note,                            When       death     approached un locked      her si lent
                                                 
              
                
             note      when                   death ap proached         un 
         locked her si   lent
                                                                                     
                            
           note,         Whendeath approached           un locked          her      si     lent, si lent
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          throat.         
             Lean      ing her breast          
      a   gainst the reed y
                                                                    
            
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          throat. Lean ing her breast     a                gainst       the reed y shore,          Thus
        
            	                                                            

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          throat;            Lean ingher breast        a gainst          the          reed    y shore,
        
                                          
                              
       
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             throat          a     gainst    the read y      shore     
               thus sung     her
                             
                                                
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          throat; Lean ing her breast                  a gainstthereed           y    shore,
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           shore           Thus sung her first             and last, and sung nomore:               

                              
                           
                                 
                                                             
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           sung her first      andlast, and sung             nomore, no              more: Fare well, all
                                                      
          
        
         	     
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           Thus sung her     first         and last        and sung          no      more.             Fare
                                                                
        
         	     
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             first and last, and     sung no     more,andsung          no              more.          Fare
                
                                        
                               
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           Thus sung        her   first and last           and sung             no more. Farewell,all
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                   Fare         well all  joys;             
           O     Death come close       mine
                                                                  
                 
           joys,     O                   death,          come close mine       eyes,              More
                                                                              

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              well, all   joys;      O death,              come                close  mine eyes;
                                    
                                         
           
                        
             well       all joys, O         death        
                      come close         mine
        
                                                                  
           joys;                     O death, come close               mine    eyes;
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           eyes.               More
 geese than swans           now     live, more fools than wise.
                                                             
                             

                                                                         
                  
           geese than swans       now live,   more fools          than wise, than                wise
                                                              
           
           
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           More geese than       swans          now live        more    fools       than        wise.
                                                                           
            

                                                                                                
             eyes; more geese than      swans now live, more fools            than                wise.
                
                                               
                      

                                                                                                  
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           More geese          than swans now live,             more    fools           than    wise.
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