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The form was aided by the extremely high literary quality of the texts used, most of them of love, many of them by the renowned poets of that time.  

The form was aided by the extremely high literary quality of the texts used, most of them of love, many of them by the renowned poets of that time.  

One of the more popular songs, an anonymous composition and of uncertain authorship (though likely to be Ben Jonson) is: [[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=hXAERTLcDec]]  

One of the more popular songs, an anonymous composition and of uncertain authorship (though likely to be Ben Jonson) is: [http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=hXAERTLcDec]  

:"Have you seen but a whyte lillie grow  

:"Have you seen but a whyte lillie grow  

:Before rude hands have touch’t it;  

:Before rude hands have touch’t it;  

:Oh so whyte, Oh so soft, Oh so sweet was she!"  

:Oh so whyte, Oh so soft, Oh so sweet was she!"  

The form, sung in its original style, was retrieved from virtual oblivion in the middle of the 20th century by the English counter-tenor Afred Deller.[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xywx4Yl2M3A&NR=1]]

The form, sung in its original style, was retrieved from virtual oblivion in the middle of the 20th century by the English counter-tenor Afred Deller.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xywx4Yl2M3A&NR=1]

*The English popular singer, Sting, recorded a CD of John Dowland lute songs in 2006. Done “straight” and with an expert lutenist, the recording, “''Songs from the Labyrinth''”, has attracted equal measures of praise and opprobrium.  

*The English popular singer, Sting, recorded a CD of John Dowland lute songs in 2006. Done “straight” and with an expert lutenist, the recording, “''Songs from the Labyrinth''”, has attracted equal measures of praise and opprobrium.  

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