Love

Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 67

by John Davies of Hereford c. 1565–1618

From Wittes Pilgrimage (1605)

Love

WHere shall I hide me from Loues Pow'r? ô where?
If to th'Antipodes from him I fly
Hee Pricks his Flights at me, and hitts me there:
If neere at hand, his Torche my Flesh doth fry.
In Earth, his Shafts haue all fubdu'd to Him;
The Sea's his Mothers Contrie; and beside
He naked is, and so can faster swymme:
And, through the Aire, he on his Wings doth glide.
If to the Fire I flie, its to himselfe:
Then, Heau'n, and Hell, (if Poetts fable not)
Haue felt the great force of the little Ele:
Thus, all, in all, are subiect to his Shot:
Then sith no where I can be safe from these,
Ile hide me no where: That is, in mine ease.

MLA

Hereford, John Davies of. “Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 67.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_jh/176/.

Chicago

Hereford, John Davies of. “Wittes Pilgrimage, Sonnet 67.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_jh/176/.

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