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Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.

Sir Philip Sidney. 1554–86

88. The Bargain

MY true love hath my heart, and I have his, 
  By just exchange one for another given: 
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss, 
  There never was a better bargain driven: 
      My true love hath my heart, and I have his.         5
 
His heart in me keeps him and me in one, 
  My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides: 
He loves my heart, for once it was his own, 
  I cherish his because in me it bides: 
      My true love hath my heart, and I have his.  10