Died:
4 July 1623
, Stondon Massey
The Artist:
William Byrd was an English composer and organist of the Renaissance era. He was known for his sacred and secular music, including his famous four-part hymns and elaborate keyboard works
Info:
LYRICS:
The greedy hawk with sudden sight of lure
Doth stoop in hope to have her wished prey;
So many men do stoop to sights unsure
And courteous speech doth keep them at the bay:
Let them beware lest friendly looks be like
The lure whereat the soaring hawk did strike
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