Love

Ten Sonets to Philomel: Allusion to Theseus voyage to Crete, against the Minotaure

by Sir John Davies 1569–1626

From Complete Poems, ed. Grosart (1876)

Love

My loue is sail'd against dislike to fight,
Which like vile monster, threatens his decay:
The ship is hope, which by desires great might,
Is swiftly borne towards the wishèd bay:
The company which with my loue doth fare,
(Though met in one) is a dissenting crew:
They are ioy, griefe, and neuer-sleeping care,
And doubt, which neere beleeues good newes for true:
Blacke feare the flag is, which my ship doth beare,
Which (Deere) take downe, if my loue victor be:
And let white comfort in his place appeare.
When loue victoriously returnes to me:
Least I from rock despaire come tumbling downe,
And in a sea of teares be for'st to drowne.

MLA

Davies, John. “Ten Sonets to Philomel: Allusion to Theseus voyage to Crete, against the Minotaure.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies/179/.

Chicago

Davies, John. “Ten Sonets to Philomel: Allusion to Theseus voyage to Crete, against the Minotaure.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies/179/.

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