Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume II. Love. 1904. | | | | VII. Love’s Power | | To Fidessa | | Bartholomew Griffin (d. 1602) |
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TONGUE! never cease to sing Fidessa’s praise; | |
| Heart! howe’er she deserve, conceive the best; | |
| Eyes! stand amazed to see her beauty’s rays; | |
| Lips! steal one kiss and be for ever blessed; | |
| 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, gent, wise, virtuous, sober, sweet, | |
| Whose like shall never be, hath never been! | |
| O that I were all tongue her praise to show! | |
| Then surely my poor heart were freed from woe. | | | | |
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