| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Chloris | | Sonnet XLV. When she was born, whom I entirely love | | William Smith (fl. 1596) |
| | | WHEN she was born, whom I entirely love, | |
| Th’ immortal gods, her birth-rites forth to grace, | |
| Descending from their glorious seat above; | |
| They did on her, these several virtues place: | |
| First SATURN gave to her Sobriety; | 5 |
| JOVE then enduèd her with Comeliness; | |
| And SOL with Wisdom did her beautify; | |
| MERCURY with Wit and Knowledge did her bless; | |
| VENUS with Beauty did all parts bedeck; | |
| LUNA therewith did Modesty combine; | 10 |
| DIANA chaste, all loose desires did check; | |
| And like a lamp in clearness she doth shine. | |
| But MARS, according to his stubborn kind, | |
| No virtue gave; but a disdainful mind. | | | | |
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