| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Laura—Part I. | | XXXIII. Since thou hast changed thy gown and thine attire | | Robert Tofte (1561–1620) |
| | | SINCE thou hast changed thy gown and thine attire; | |
| Ah, change thy thoughts! not always cruel be! | |
| And with new clothes, put on a new desire! | |
| That new, in every point, I may thee see: | |
| And if thou heretofore unkind hast been; | 5 |
| Be courteous now, and gentle be thou seen! | |
| Thy glory great, thy praise more shalt thou find; | |
| If, of unconstant, constant thou become! | |
| And of a foe, a faithful friend and kind! | |
| Then change henceforth thy thoughts! else I, undone. | 10 |
| Give me that colour which so likes mine eyen! | |
| If death, then black: if life, then carnatine [rosy red]. | | | | |
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