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Therewith an hollow, dreary, murmuring voyce
2 These piteous plaints and dolours did resound;
O who is that, which brings me happy choyce
4 Of death, that here lye dying euery stound,
Yet liue perforce in balefull darkenesse bound?
6 For now three Moones haue changed thrice their hew,
And haue beene thrice hid vnderneath the ground,
8 Since I the heauens chearefull face did vew,
O welcome thou, that doest of death bring tydings trew.

1 Therewith a hollow, dreary, murmuring voice

Therewith > Thereupon murmuring > murmuring; complaining

2 These piteous plaints and dolours did resound:

plaints > complaints, lamentations dolours > griefs, sorrows

3 "O who is that, who brings me happy choice

choice > alternative [to a living death]

4 Of death, that here lie dying every stound,

stound > moment (of time)