| Sir Walter Raleigh (1554?–1618). Poems. 1892. | | | | X. | | In the Grace of Wit, of Tongue, and Face; before 1593 |
| | | HER face, her tongue, her wit, so fair, so sweet, so sharp, | |
| First bent, then drew, now hit, mine eye, mine ear, my heart: | |
| Mine eye, mine ear, my heart, to like, to learn, to love, | |
| Her face, her tongue, her wit, doth lead, doth teach, doth move: | |
| Her face, her tongue, her wit, with beams, with sound, with art, | 5 |
| Doth blind, doth charm, doth rule, mine eye, mine ear, my heart. | |
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| Mine eye, mine ear, my heart, with life, with hope, with skill, | |
| Her face, her tongue, her wit, doth feed, doth feast, doth fill: | |
| O face, O tongue, O wit, with frowns, with cheeks, with smart, | |
| Wring not, vex not, wound not, mine eye, mine ear, my heart: | 10 |
| This eye, this ear, this heart, shall joy, shall bind, shall swear | |
| Your face, your tongue, your wit, to serve, to love, to fear. | | | | |
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