Love

Sonnet 6

by William Drummond of Hawthornden 1585–1649

Love

VAunt not, fair Heavens, of your two glorious Lights,
Which though …ost bright, yet see not when they shine,
And shining, cannot show their Beames divine
Both in one Place, but part by Daies and Nights;
Earth vaunt not of those Treasures ye enshrine,
Held only deare, because hid from our Sights,
Your pure and burnish'd Gold, your Diamonds fine,
Snow-passing Ivory that the Eye delights.
Nor Seas of those deare Wares are in you found
Vaunt not, rich Pearle, red Corrall which do stir
A fond desire in Fooles to plunge your Ground;
These all more faire are to be had in Her:
Pearle, Ivory, Corrall, Diamond, Suns, Gold,
Teeth, Neck, Lips, Heart, Eyes, Haire are to behold.

MLA

Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “Sonnet 6.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/5/.

Chicago

Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “Sonnet 6.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/5/.

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