| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Chloris | | Sonnet IX. Into the fountain, where fair Diana chaste | | William Smith (fl. 1596) |
| | | INTO the fountain, where fair DIANA chaste | |
| The proud ACTEON turnèd to a hart, | |
| I drave my flock that water sweet to taste; | |
| ’Cause from the welkin, PHŒBUS ’gan depart. | |
| There did I see the Nymph whom I admire, | 5 |
| Remembering her locks; of which the yellow hue | |
| Made blush the beauties of her curlèd wire, | |
| Which JOVE himself with wonder well might view. | |
| Then red with ire, her tresses she berent; | |
| And weeping hid the beauty of her face: | 10 |
| Whilst I, amazèd at her discontent, | |
| With tears and sighs do humbly sue for grace. | |
| But she, regarding neither tears nor moan, | |
| Flies from the fountain, leaving me alone. | | | | |
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