Love

The sound of thy sweet name, my dearest treasure

by Francis Davison c. 1575–c. 1619

From A Poetical Rhapsody (1602), ed. A. H. Bullen (1890–91)

Love

The sound of thy sweet name, my dearest treasure,
Delights me more than sight of other faces:
A glimpse of thy sweet face breeds me more pleasure,
Than any other's kindest words and graces.
One gracious word that from thy lips proceedeth,
I value more than others' dovelike kisses:
And thy chaste kiss in my conceit exceedeth
Others' embraces, and love's chiefest blisses.

MLA

Davison, Francis. “The sound of thy sweet name, my dearest treasure.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davison/15/.

Chicago

Davison, Francis. “The sound of thy sweet name, my dearest treasure.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davison/15/.

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