Love
Madrigal I: Thine Eyes So Bright
From A Poetical Rhapsody (1602), ed. A. H. Bullen (1890–91)
Love
Thine eyes so bright
Bereft my sight,
When first I viewed thy face;
So now my light
Is turned to night,
I stray from place to place.
Then guide me of thy kindness,
So shall I bless my blindness.
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Codex Note
Credited to "A. W." in Francis Davison's own manuscript list (Bullen prints the initials in square brackets).
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