| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Parthenophil and Parthenophe | | Sonnet XCIII. Begs Love! which whilom was a deity? | | Barnabe Barnes (1569?–1609) |
| | | BEGS LOVE! which whilom was a deity? | |
| I list no such proud beggars at my gate! | |
| For alms, he, ’mongst cold Arctic folk doth wait; | |
| And sunburnt Moors, in contrariety: | |
| Yet sweats, nor freezes more! Then is it piety | 5 |
| To be remorseful at his bare estate! | |
| His reach, he racketh at a higher rate. | |
| He joins with proudest in society! | |
| His eyes are blind, forsooth! and men must pity | |
| A naked poor boy, which doth no man harm! | 10 |
| He is not blind! Such beggar boys be witty! | |
| For he marks, hits, and wounds hearts with his arm; | |
| Nor coldest North can stop his naked race; | |
| For where he comes, he warmeth every place! | | | | |
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