| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Parthenophil and Parthenophe | | Sonnet V. It chanced, after, that a youthful Squire | | Barnabe Barnes (1569?–1609) |
| | | IT chanced, after, that a youthful Squire, | |
| Such as, in courting, could the crafty guise, | |
| Beheld light LAYA. She, with fresh Desire, | |
| Hoping th’achievement of some richer prize, | |
| Drew to the Courtier; who, with tender kiss, | 5 |
| (As are their guileful fashions which dissemble) | |
| First him saluted; then (with forged bliss | |
| Of doubtless hope) sweet words, by pause, did tremble. | |
| So whiles she slightly glosed with her new prey, | |
| My heart’s eye (tending his false mistress’ train) | 10 |
| Unyoked himself, and closely ’scaped away; | |
| And to PARTHENOPHE did post amain, | |
| For liberal pardon; which she did obtain. | |
| “And judge! PARTHENOPHE! (for thou canst tell!) | |
| That his escape from LAYA pleased me well.” | 15 | | | |
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