| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Laura—Part III. | | XXIII. Say, Cupid, since thou wings so swift dost bear | | Robert Tofte (1561–1620) |
| | | SAY, CUPID, since thou wings so swift dost bear; | |
| Within my heart, alone, why dost thou lie? | |
| Why dost not seek to lodge some other where; | |
| And to some other place, why dost not hie? | |
| Go unto her, who hath the lily breast! | 5 |
| Who though she hates me; yet I love her best. | |
| If her, to entertain thee thou shalt find; | |
| It is a sign she hateth me no more. | |
| Straight then, return again; and show her mind | |
| To my desire! who for this news longs sore. | 10 |
| Then, prithee, go! No longer ling’ring stay! | |
| Lest, when thou wouldst, thou canst not go thy way. | | | | |
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