Love

Dryven bye desire I dede this dede

by Sir Thomas Wyatt 1503–1542

From The Poems of Sir Thomas Wiat (ed. A. K. Foxwell, 1913)

Love

Dryven bye desire I dede this dede,
To daunger myself without cause whye.
To trust the untrue not lyke to spede,
To speke and promise faithefullie.
But now the proof dothe verifie,
That who so trustithe ere he kno,
Dothe hurte himself and please his ffoo.

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Wyatt, Thomas. “Dryven bye desire I dede this dede.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wyatt/162/.

Chicago

Wyatt, Thomas. “Dryven bye desire I dede this dede.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wyatt/162/.

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