Love

Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 26

by John Davies of Hereford c. 1565–1618

From Wittes Pilgrimage (1605)

Love

THe sweetnesse (Sweete) which in thy loue I feele,
Sweetens the sorrow which, through it, I tast:
It mee vpholds, as It doth make me reele;
And, doth enlarge my Heart, which It doth wast.
LOVE, though Thou kill me, yet, I must confesse
Thou hast disbur'sd my Loue where it is due:
And though it boundlesse be, yet is it lesse
Then to my Loues worth doth, 'of right, accrue!
And though thou bee a Spectacle, through which
Each grace seemes greater then, in deede, it is:
Yet, setled Iudgment mounts hir prices Pitch:
For, Heau'n and Earth do offer faire for This!
Then, sith Thou art more Faire then Eyes can see,
Ile offer Thee as faire (my Soule) for Thee,

MLA

Hereford, John Davies of. “Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 26.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_jh/138/.

Chicago

Hereford, John Davies of. “Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 26.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_jh/138/.

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