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Thomas Campion

Campion will not likely be on your exam, and if he is, you won't need to know anything about him. However, "When Corina to her lute sings" is fairly famous, and has some chance of appearing on the exam.

“When to her lute Corrina sings"

When to her lute Corrina sings,
Her voice reuiues the leaden stringes,
And doth in highest noates appeare,
As any challeng'd eccho cleere ;
But when she doth of mourning speake,
Eu'n with her sighes the strings do breake.

And as her lute doth liue or die,
Led by her passion, so must I,
For when of pleasure she doth sing,
My thoughts enioy a sodaine spring,
But if she doth of sorrow speake,
Eu'n from my hart the strings doe breake.