possibly by Christopher Hatton, Sir (1581 - 1619)

I feign not friendship where I hate
 (Sung text for setting by O. Gibbons)
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Language: English 
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I feign not friendship where I hate,
I fawn not on the great for grace,
I prize, I praise a mean estate
Ne yet too lofty, nor too base,
This is all my choice, my cheer —
A mind content and conscience clear.

Composition:

    Set to music by Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625), "I feign not friendship where I hate", published 1612, stanza 4 [ sattb chorus ], from First Set of Madrigals, no. 6, Verified with The First Sett of Madrigals and Mottets of 5. parts: apt for Viols and Voyces by Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Snodham, London 1612.
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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Word count: 169