| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Parthenophil and Parthenophe | | Sonnet XXXI. I burn, yet am I cold! I am a cold, yet burn! | | Barnabe Barnes (1569?–1609) |
| | | I BURN, yet am I cold! I am a cold, yet burn! | |
| In pleasing, discontent! in discontentment, pleased! | |
| Diseased, I am in health! and healthful, am diseased! | |
| In turning back, proceed! proceeding, I return! | |
| In mourning, I rejoice! and in rejoicing, mourn! | 5 |
| In pressing, I step back! in stepping back, I pressed! | |
| In gaining, still I lose! and in my losses, gain! | |
| Grounded, I waver still! and wavering, still am grounded! | |
| Unwounded, yet not sound! and being sound, am wounded! | |
| Slain, yet am I alive! and yet alive, am slain! | 10 |
| Hounded, my heart rests still! still resting, is it hounded! | |
| In pain, I feel no grief! yet void of grief, in pain! | |
| Unmoved, I vex myself! unvexed, yet am I moved! | |
| Beloved, She loves me not; yet is She my beloved! | | | | |
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