| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Licia | | Sonnet XXV. Seven are the Lights that wander in the skies | | Giles Fletcher (1586?–1623) |
| | | SEVEN are the Lights that wander in the skies: | |
| And at these seven, I wonder in my Love. | |
| To see the Moon how pale she doth arise; | |
| Standing amazed, as though she durst not move: | |
| So is my Sweet, much paler than the snow; | 5 |
| Constant her looks, those looks that cannot change. | |
| MERCURY the next, a god sweet-tongued we know; | |
| But her sweet voice doth wonders speak more strange. | |
| The rising Sun doth boast him of his pride; | |
| And yet my Love is far more fair than he. | 10 |
| The warlike MARS can wieldless weapons guide; | |
| But yet that god is far more weak than She. | |
| The lovely VENUS seemeth to be fair; | |
| But at her best, my Love is far more bright. | |
| SATURN, for age, with groans doth dim the air; | 15 |
| Whereas my Love, with smiles doth give it light. | |
| Gaze at her brows, where heaven engrafted is; | |
| Then sigh, and swear, There is no heaven but this. | | | | |
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