| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Astrophel and Stella | | V. It is most true—that eyes are formed to serve | | Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586) |
| | | IT is most true—that eyes are formed to serve | |
| The inward light; and that the heavenly part | |
| Ought to be King; from whose rules, who doth swerve, | |
| (Rebels to Nature) strive for their own smart: | |
| It is most true—what we call CUPID’s dart, | 5 |
| An image is; which for ourselves we carve, | |
| And, fools! adore, in temple of our heart; | |
| Till that good GOD make church and churchman starve: | |
| True—that true beauty, Virtue is indeed; | |
| Whereof this beauty can be but a shade, | 10 |
| Which elements with mortal mixture breed: | |
| True—that on earth, we are but pilgrims made; | |
| And should in soul, up to our country move: | |
| True—and yet true, that I must STELLA love. | | | | |
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