Love
Delia: Sonnet 28
From Delia
OFt doe I meruaile, whether DELIAS eyes,
Are eyes, or els two radiant starres that shine:
For how could Nature euer thus deuise,
Of earth on earth a substance so diuine.
Starrs sure they are, whose motions rule desires,
And calme and tempest follow their aspects:
Their sweet appearing still such power inspires,
That makes the world admire so strange effects.
Yet whether fixt or wandring starrs are they,
Whose influence rule the Orbe of my poore hart?
Fixt sure they are, but wandring make me stray,
In endles errors, whence I cannot part.
Starrs then, not eyes, moue you with milder view,
Your sweet aspect on him that honours you.
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MLA
Daniel, Samuel. “Delia: Sonnet 28.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/daniel/27/.
Chicago
Daniel, Samuel. “Delia: Sonnet 28.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/daniel/27/.
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