| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Delia | | Sonnet VIII. Thou, poor Heart! sacrificed unto the fairest | | Samuel Daniel (1562–1619) |
| | | THOU, poor Heart! sacrificed unto the fairest, | |
| Hast sent the incense of thy sighs to heaven! | |
| And still against her frowns, fresh vows repairest; | |
| And made thy passions with her beauty even. | |
| And you, mine Eyes! the agents of my heart, | 5 |
| Told the dumb message of my hidden grief: | |
| And oft, with careful tunes, with silent art, | |
| Did ’treat the cruel Fair to yield relief. | |
| And you, my Verse! the advocates of love, | |
| Have followed hard the process of my case: | 10 |
| And urged that title, which doth plainly prove | |
| My faith should win, if justice might have place. | |
| Yet though I see, that nought we do can move her; | |
| ’Tis not disdain, must make me cease to love her. | | | | |
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