| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. |
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| Sir Walter Raleigh. 1552–1618 |
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76. The Silent Lover
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| WRONG not, sweet empress of my heart, | |
| The merit of true passion, | |
| With thinking that he feels no smart, | |
| That sues for no compassion. | |
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| Silence in love bewrays more woe | 5 |
| Than words, though ne'er so witty: | |
| A beggar that is dumb, you know, | |
| May challenge double pity. | |
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| Then wrong not, dearest to my heart, | |
| My true, though secret passion; | 10 |
| He smarteth most that hides his smart, | |
| And sues for no compassion. | |
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