| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Diana | The Fourth Decade
Sonnet II. Sweet Sovereign! since so many minds remain | | Henry Constable (1562–1613) |
| | | SWEET Sovereign! since so many minds remain | |
| Obedient subjects at thy beauty’s call! | |
| So many hearts bound in thy hairs as thrall! | |
| So many eyes die with one look’s disdain! | |
| Go, seek the honour that doth thee pertain! | 5 |
| That the Fifth Monarchy may thee befall. | |
| Thou hast such means to conquer men withal, | |
| As all the world must yield, or else be slain. | |
| To fight, thou needst no weapons but thine eyes! | |
| Thine hair hath gold enough to pay thy men! | 10 |
| And for their food, thy beauty will suffice! | |
| For men and armour, Lady, care have none! | |
| For one will sooner yield unto thee then | |
| When he shall meet thee naked all alone. | | | | |
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