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William Byrd , was an English composer of the Renaissance. He wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard , and consort music. Although he produced sacred music for Anglican services, sometime during the 1570s he became a Roman Catholic and wrote Catholic sacred music later in his life. Wikipedia  

✵ 1543 – 4. July 1623
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Famous William Byrd Quotes

“So long as I was in your sight
I was your heart, your soul, your treasure;
And evermore you sobb'd and sigh'd
Burning in flames beyond all measure:
--Three days endured your love to me,
And it was lost in other three!”

William Byrd

Poem: The Faithless Shepherdess http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-faithless-shepherdess/

“Care for thy soul as thing of greatest price,
Made to the end to taste of power divine,
Devoid of guilt, abhorring sin and vice”

William Byrd

Poem: Care for Thy Soul as Thing of Greatest Price http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/care-for-thy-soul-as-thing-of-greatest-price/

“Care for thy corse, but chiefly for soul's sake;
Cut off excess, sustaining food is best;
To vanquish pride but comely clothing take”

William Byrd

Poem: Care for Thy Soul as Thing of Greatest Price http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/care-for-thy-soul-as-thing-of-greatest-price/

“Sure you have made me passing glad
That you your mind so soon removed,
Before that I the leisure had
To choose you for my best beloved”

William Byrd

Poem: The Faithless Shepherdess http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-faithless-shepherdess/

“Care in such sort that thou be sure of this:
Care keep thee not from heaven and heavenly bliss.”

William Byrd

Poem: Care for Thy Soul as Thing of Greatest Price http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/care-for-thy-soul-as-thing-of-greatest-price/

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