| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Diella | | Sonnet III. Swift-footed Time! look back! and here mark well | | Richard Linche (fl. 1596–1601) |
| | | SWIFT-FOOTED Time! look back! and here mark well | |
| those rare-shaped parts my pen shall now declare! | |
| My Mistress’ snow-white Skin doth much excel | |
| the pure soft wool Arcadian sheep do bear! | |
| Her Hair exceeds gold forced in smallest wire, | 5 |
| in smaller threads than those ARACHNE spun! | |
| Her Eyes are crystal fountains, yet dart fire | |
| more glorious to behold than midday sun! | |
| Her ivory Front, though soft as purest silk, | |
| looks like the table 1 of Olympic JOVE! | 10 |
| Her Cheeks are like ripe cherries laid in milk! | |
| her alabaster Neck, the throne of LOVE! | |
| Her other parts so far excel the rest, | |
| That wanting words, they cannot be expressed! | |
|
|
|
