By mirth much sickness is clean abject - Bevin, Elway

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"A freeman's song recorded in John Baldwin's Commonplace Book."

◈ Genre → Partsongs ♬ Voicing → ATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 3

Instruments A cappella

Pages 3

CPDL # 82632

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2024-11-06

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¶Lyrics / Text

By mirth much sickness is clean abject, By mirth much malice is set at rest; For mirth drives men out of suspect, With mirth much sorrow is overpress'd; And with mirth each heart is eased, And without mirth few hearts are pleased. Mirth quick'neth men's wits, the bodies maketh strong; Mirth quieteth men's minds, setteth sorrows at rest. Mirth comforteth the soul that mirth be not wrong, Mirth with honesty is ever the best: For honest mirth the soul maketh glad, And mirth with sin the soul maketh sad.