Love

Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 63

by John Davies of Hereford c. 1565–1618

From Wittes Pilgrimage (1605)

Love

MY Tongue, is turn'd to Eyes, mine Eyes, to Eares
In the dread presence of my deeerest Loue:
Who, while shee speakes, my very seeing heares;
Hir Tongue, and Bodie do so sprightly moue!
My Tongue, & Eares are deaff, & dumbe the whiles,
Orewhelm'd with Loue, and Ioy, and Hope in each;
Only my Lookes applaude hir Words with smiles,
As if they onely heard, and saw Their reache.
And sith with hir I cannot interpleade
But merely by the mane of speaking-Lookes,
Sith Lookes alone must stand me then in steade
My Lookes shalbe Loue, and Witts record Bookes,
Wherein shee still may reade what I conceaue
Of her sweete words, and what replies I giue.

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Hereford, John Davies of. “Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 63.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_jh/173/.

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Hereford, John Davies of. “Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 63.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_jh/173/.

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