| Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet. 1867. | | | | I. On His Having Obtained a Prize at a Tournament | | By Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586) |
| | | HAVING this day my horse, my hand, my lance | |
| Guided so well, that I obtained the prize, | |
| Both by the judgment of the English eyes | |
| And of some sent from that sweet enemy, France; | |
| Horsemen my skill in horsemanship advance; | 5 |
| Townfolks, my strength; a daintier judge applies | |
| His praise to sleight, which from good use doth rise; | |
| Some lucky wits impute it but to chance; | |
| Others, because, of both sides, I do take | |
| My blood from them who did excel in this, | 10 |
| Think nature me a man of arms did make. | |
| How far they shot awry! The true cause is, | |
| Stella looked on; and from her heavenly face | |
| Sent forth the beams which made so fair my race. | | | | |
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