| Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503–42). The Poetical Works. 1880. | | | | Rondeaux | | The Lover seeking for his lost Heart prayeth that it may be kindly entreated by whomsoever found |
| | | HELP me to seek! for I lost it there; | |
| And if that ye have found it, ye that be here, | |
| And seek to convey it secretly, | |
| Handle it soft, and treat it tenderly, | |
| Or else it will plain, and then appair. | 5 |
| But pray restore it mannerly, | |
| Since that I do ask it thus honestly, | |
| For to lese it, it sitteth me near; | |
| Help me to seek! | |
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| Alas! and is there no remedy: | 10 |
| But have I thus lost it wilfully. | |
| I wis it was a thing all too dear | |
| To be bestowed, and wist not where. | |
| It was mine heart! I pray you heartily | |
| Help me to seek. | 15 | | | |
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