Living

Te aspicit vnam

by Henry Peacham 1576?–1643?

From Minerva Britanna (1612)

Living

THOV greeu'st Sidonia, that I thus divide,
My Loue so largely, to a severall frend:
While thou, thou think'st, remainedst vnespi'de:
Or takest thy fortune, at the latter end:
And certes who his loue, impartes to all,
Affectes but coldly, nay loues not at all.

With wonder rapt, though much I doe admire
Some Starres for lustre, and their glories best:
You are that Arctick; most I doe desire,
Whereon my hope, hath wholly set her rest:
And who (sweete Maide,) when others downe do slide,
To vnknowne Fate, must be my surest guide.

MLA

Peacham, Henry. “Te aspicit vnam.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/peacham/70/.

Chicago

Peacham, Henry. “Te aspicit vnam.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/peacham/70/.

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