| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Parthenophil and Parthenophe | | Sonnet XXIX. Bless still the myrrh tree, Venus! for thy meed! | | Barnabe Barnes (1569?–1609) |
| | | BLESS still the myrrh tree, VENUS! for thy meed! | |
| For to the weeping myrrh, my Tears be due. | |
| Contentious winds, which did from TITAN breed! | |
| The shaking Aspine tree belongs to you: | |
| To th’ Aspine, I bequeath my ceaseless Tongue! | 5 |
| And PHŒBUS, let thy laurels ever flourish! | |
| To still-green laurel, my Loves do belong. | |
| Let mighty JOVE, his oak’s large branches nourish! | |
| For to strong oak, mine Heart is consecrate. | |
| Let dreadful PLUTO bless black heben 1 tree! | 10 |
| To th’ Heben, my Despair is dedicate. | |
| And Naiads, let your willows lovèd be! | |
| To them, my Fortunes still removèd be. | |
| So shall my tears, tongue, Passions never cease; | |
| Nor heart decay, nor my despair decrease. | 15 |
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