# John Dowland | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 10:19 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: John Dowland
- Visible lyric pages: 16

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `john-dowland`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 10:19 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-452ebce0d8c1a4f3
- Visible lyric pages: 16
- Pages with stored lyric text: 16
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 13863
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: All Ye Whom Love Of Fortune, Can she Excuse my Wrongs?, Come again, Come away, Come Sweet Love, Dear, if you Change, Fine knacks for ladies, Flow, my tears, and Go Crystal Tears
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

John Dowland was an English composer and lutenist born around 1563. He worked during the late Renaissance, writing songs that often carried a melancholic tone. His most famous collection, 'The First Booke of Songes or Ayres,' came out in 1597 and included pieces like 'Come again' and 'Flow, my tears.' As a Catholic in Protestant England, Dowland faced some professional difficulties. He spent time traveling in Europe, where he encountered...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. All Ye Whom Love Of Fortune — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/all-ye-whom-love-of-fortune
2. Can she Excuse my Wrongs? — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/can-she-excuse-my-wrongs
3. Come again — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/come-again
4. Come away, Come Sweet Love — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/come-away-come-sweet-love
5. Dear, if you Change — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/dear-if-you-change
6. Fine knacks for ladies — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/fine-knacks-for-ladies
7. Flow, my tears — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/flow-my-tears
8. Go Crystal Tears — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/go-crystal-tears
9. I saw my lady weep — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/i-saw-my-lady-weep
10. If my Complaints could Passions Move — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/if-my-complaints-could-passions-move
11. My Thoughts are Wing'd with Hopes — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/my-thoughts-are-wing-d-with-hopes
12. Now, o Now, I Needs must Part — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/now-o-now-i-needs-must-part
13. Rest Awhile you Cruel Cares — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/rest-awhile-you-cruel-cares
14. Think'st Thou then by thy Feigning — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/think-st-thou-then-by-thy-feigning
15. Unquiet Thoughts — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/unquiet-thoughts
16. Who ever Thinks or Hopes of Love — https://lyroverse.com/john-dowland/who-ever-thinks-or-hopes-of-love