| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Astrophel and Stella | | LXXXIV. Highway! since you my chief Parnassus be | | Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586) |
| | | HIGHWAY! since you my chief Parnassus be; | |
| And that my Muse to some ears not unsweet, | |
| Tempers her words to trampling horses’ feet | |
| More oft than to a chamber melody. | |
| Now blessed you! bear onward blessed me | 5 |
| To her, where I my heart safeliest shall meet. | |
| My Muse and I must you of duty greet | |
| With thanks and wishes, wishing thankfully. | |
| Be you still fair! honoured by public heed! | |
| By no encroachment wronged! nor time forgot! | 10 |
| Nor blamed for blood, nor shamed for sinful deed! | |
| And that you know I envy you no lot | |
| Of highest wish, I wish you so much bliss: | |
| Hundreds of years you STELLA’s feet may kiss! | | | | |
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