SONNETS OF SIR PHILIP SYDNEY
me (his slave) descried
In Marss livery, prancing in the press,
quot; no; said ;I would no less:
Look ; I lookd, and StELLA spied,
.
My then dazzled were mine eyes;
One to rule, to fight;
Nor trumpets sound I heard, nor friendly cries.
My foe came on, and beat the air for me --
till t o see.
VII
No more, my dear, no more try;
O give my passions leave to run their race;
Let Fortune lay on me disgrace;
Let folk oer-c me cry;
Let clouds bedim my face, break in mine eye;
Let me no steps, but of lost labour, trace;
Let all t my case --
But do not o fly.
I do not envy Aristotles ,
Nor do aspire to Caesars bleeding fame;
Nor aug;
Nor o frame,
But t w:
t my , and tue art.
VIII
Love still a boy, and oft a on, is,
Scender eye;
hen, if he his lesson miss,
a rod dear play ry?
And yet my StAR, because a sugard kiss
In sport I suckd, while she asleep did lie,
Dot, for only this.
S, it humble I.
But no `scuse serves; sh appear
In beautys throne -- see now, who dares come near
t judges, tning bloody pain?
O kiss-hy face
Anger invests h such a lovely grace,
t angers self I needs must kiss again.
IX
I never drank of Aganippe well,
Nor ever did in sempe sit,
And Muses scorn o dwell;
Poo