Love

To Admiration. Sonnet 34 (Sonnet 34)

by Michael Drayton 1563–1631

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Love

MAruell not Loue, though I thy power admire,
Rauisht a world beyond the farthest thought,
That knowing more than euer hath bin taught,
That I am onelie sta…u'd in my desire;
Maruell not Loue, though I thy power admire,
Aiming at things exceeding all perfection,
To wisedomes selfe to minister direction,
That I am onelie staru'd in my desire;
Maruell not Loue, though I thy power admire,
Though my conceit I further seeme to bend,
Than possibly inuention can extend,
And yet am onelie staru'd in my desire;
If thou wilt wonder, heere's the wonder Loue,
That this to me doth yet no wonder proue,

MLA

Drayton, Michael. “To Admiration. Sonnet 34 (Sonnet 34).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/drayton/33/.

Chicago

Drayton, Michael. “To Admiration. Sonnet 34 (Sonnet 34).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/drayton/33/.

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