| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Chloris | | Sonnet I. Courteous Calliope, vouchsafe to lend | | William Smith (fl. 1596) |
| | | COURTEOUS CALLIOPE, vouchsafe to lend | |
| Thy helping hand to my untunèd Song! | |
| And grace these Lines, which I to write pretend, | |
| Compelled by love which doth poor CORIN wrong. | |
| And those, thy sacred Sisters, I beseech, | 5 |
| Which on Parnassus’ Mount do ever dwell, | |
| To shield my country Muse and rural speech | |
| By their divine authority and spell. | |
| Lastly to thee, O PAN, the shepherds’ King; | |
| And you swift footed Dryades, I call! | 10 |
| Attend to hear a swain in verse to sing | |
| Sonnets of her that keeps his heart in thrall! | |
| O CHLORIS, weigh the task I undertake! | |
| Thy beauty, subject of my Song I make. | | | | |
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