| Edward Farr, ed. Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845. | | | | Sonet XXVII | | XI. Henry Lok |
| | From the “Second Centurie”
SO blinde, O Lord, haue my affections bin, | |
| And so deceitfull hath bin Satan’s slight, | |
| That to giue credit I did first begin | |
| To pride and lust, as heauenly powers of might: | |
| I offred all my sences with delight, | 5 |
| A sacrifice to feede those idols vaine: | |
| Of all the presents proffred day and night, | |
| Nought vnconsumde I saw there did remaine, | |
| Till that thy prophets by thy word made plaine | |
| The falshood by the which I was deceiued; | 10 |
| How Satan’s kingdome made hereof a gaine, | |
| And wickednesse my hope and faith bereaued. | |
| But now the sifted ashes of thy word | |
| Bewraies Bel’s prists, slaies dragon without sword. | | | | |
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