Love

An allusion to Narcissus. Sonnet. 4 (Sonnet 4)

by Michael Drayton 1563–1631

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Love

BEautie sometime in all her glorie crowned,
Passing by that cleare fountaine of thine eye,
Her sun-shine face there chauncing to espie,
Forgot herselfe, deeming she had beene drowned,
And thus whilest beautie, on her beautie gazed,
Whothen (yet liuing) thought she had beene dying,
And yet in death some hope of life espying,
With her owne rare perfections so amazed,
Twixt ioy and griefe, yet with a smiling frowning,
The glorious sun-beames of her eyes bright shining,
And she on her owne destenie diuining,
Cast her selfe, to saue herselfe by drowning;
The well of Nectar, pau'd with pearle and gold,
Where she remaines for all eyes to behold.

MLA

Drayton, Michael. “An allusion to Narcissus. Sonnet. 4 (Sonnet 4).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/drayton/3/.

Chicago

Drayton, Michael. “An allusion to Narcissus. Sonnet. 4 (Sonnet 4).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/drayton/3/.

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