Love

Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 46

by John Davies of Hereford c. 1565–1618

From Wittes Pilgrimage (1605)

Love

SOme say they loue, because their Loues are faire;
And other some, sith they are wise and kind:
The first, loue but the hue of Flesh, or Haire:
But the last, loue the beauty of the Mind.
But, my loue kindled is at both those fires:
For, Wit and Beauty in my Loue doth flame
Without al noisom Smoake of dark Desires:
So, bright she is in Beauty, Wit, and Fame.
If all these do concur to cause my Loue,
That Loue, so caus'd, shold bring forth rare effects:
And so it doth, for me it so doth moue
As I do rest in restlesse rare Affects.
Then, sith (deer Sweet) thy Graces and my Loue
Are like, alike, let our Affections moue.

MLA

Hereford, John Davies of. “Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 46.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_jh/157/.

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Hereford, John Davies of. “Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 46.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_jh/157/.

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