| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Fidessa | | Sonnet X. Clip not, sweet Love, the wings of my Desire | | Bartholomew Griffin (d. 1602) |
| | | CLIP not, sweet Love, the wings of my Desire, | |
| Although it soar aloft, and mount too high: | |
| But rather, bear with me, though I aspire, | |
| For I have wings to bear me to the sky. | |
| What though I mount, there is no sun but thee! | 5 |
| And sith no other sun, why should I fear? | |
| Thou wilt not burn me, though thou terrify! | |
| And though thy brightness do so great appear. | |
| Dear! I seek not to batter down thy glory; | |
| Nor do I envy that thy hope increaseth! | 10 |
| O never think, thy fame doth make me sorry! | |
| For thou must live by fame, when beauty ceaseth. | |
| Besides, since from one root we both did spring, | |
| Why should not I, thy fame and beauty sing? | | | | |
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