| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Licia | | Sonnet XIV. My Love lay sleeping where birds music made | | Giles Fletcher (1586?–1623) |
| | | MY Love lay sleeping where birds music made, | |
| Shutting her eyes, disdainful of the light: | |
| The heat was great; but greater was the shade | |
| Which her defended from his burning sight. | |
| This CUPID saw, and came a kiss to take; | 5 |
| Sucking sweet nectar from her sugared breath. | |
| She felt the touch, and blushed, and did awake. | |
| Seeing ’twas LOVE, which she did think was DEATH, | |
| She cut his wings, and causèd him to stay; | |
| Making a vow, he should not thence depart | 10 |
| Unless to her, the wanton boy could pay | |
| The truest, kindest, and most loving heart. | |
| His feathers still She usèd for a fan; | |
| Till, by exchange, my heart his feathers wan. | | | | |
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