by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more
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Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever; One foot in sea and one on shore; To one thing constant never. Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blithe and bonny; Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny. Sing no more ditties, sing no more, Of dumps so dull and heavy; The fraud of men was ever so Since summer first was leavy. Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blithe and bonny; Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny.
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- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Much Ado About Nothing, Act II, Scene 3 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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