| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Licia | | Sonnet L. A’ Licia sigh! and say, Thou art my own | | Giles Fletcher (1586?–1623) |
| | | A’ LICIA sigh! and say, Thou art my own. | |
| Nay, Be my own! as you full oft have said. | |
| So shall your truth unto the World be known: | |
| And I, resolved; where now I am afraid. | |
| And if my tongue eternize can your praise, | 5 |
| Or silly speech increase your worthy fame; | |
| If aught I can, to heaven your worth can raise, | |
| The Age to come shall wonder at the same. | |
| In this respect, your love, sweet Love, I told; | |
| My faith and truth I vowed should be for ever. | 10 |
| You were the cause, if that I were too bold; | |
| Then pardon this my fault, or love me never | |
| But if you frown, I wish that none believe me: | |
| For, slain with sighs, I’ll die before I’ll grieve thee. | | | | |
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