| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Zepheria | | Canzon 31. Yet none shall equal me in my demerit | | Anonymous |
| | | YET none shall equal me in my demerit, | |
| Though happier (may it fortune) he may court it! | |
| Nor shall more faithful love his suit inherit! | |
| Ne paint like Passion, though he shew more Wit! | |
| Admit, he write! My quill hath done as much! | 5 |
| Admit, he sigh! That have I done, and more! | |
| Admit, he weep! These eyes have wept even such: | |
| Their tears, as hearty; and in greater store! | |
| Yet, nearer may he press, and swear “He dies!” | |
| JOVE (thinks he) smiles at lovers’ jurament: | 10 |
| Prove him! Then shalt thou find he falsely lies! | |
| Many so threaten death, that nil experiment! | |
| Repulsed, then will he sue to do thee service! | |
| Said not I well now, that “he falsely lies!” | | | | |
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