| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Fidessa | | Sonnet XXXI. Tongue, never cease to sing Fidessa’s praise! | | Bartholomew Griffin (d. 1602) |
| | | TONGUE, never cease to sing FIDESSA’s praise! | |
| Heart, however she deserve, conceive the best! | |
| Eyes, stand amazed to see her beauty’s rays! | |
| Lips, steal one kiss, and be for ever blest! | |
| Hands, touch that hand wherein your life is closed! | 5 |
| Breast, lock up fast in thee thy life’s sole treasure! | |
| Arms, still embrace, and never be disclosed! | |
| Feet, run to her, without, or pace, or measure! | |
| Tongue, heart, eyes, lips, hands, breast, arms, feet, | |
| Consent to do true homage to your Queen! | 10 |
| Lovely, fair, gentle, wise, virtuous, sober, sweet! | |
| Whose like shall never be, hath never been! | |
| O that I were all tongue, her praise to shew; | |
| Then surely my poor heart were freed from woe! | | | | |
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