Thomas Campion

Thomas Campion (sometimes Campian) (12 February 1567 – 1 March 1620) was an English composer, poet, and physician. He wrote over a hundred lute songs; masques for dancing, and an authoritative technical treatise on music.

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    Yet them nor peer nor prince can buy,
    Till ‘Cherry-ripe’ themselves do cry.
    —Thomas Campion (1567–1620)