| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Chloris | | Sonnet XVII. The perils which Leander took in hand | | William Smith (fl. 1596) |
| | | THE PERILS which LEANDER took in hand, | |
| Fair HERO’s love and favour to obtain; | |
| When, void of fear, securely leaving land, | |
| Through Hellespont he swam to Cestos main: | |
| His dangers should not counterpoise my toil. | 5 |
| If my dear Love would once but pity show, | |
| To quench these flames which in my breast do broil, | |
| Or dry these springs which from mine eyes do flow; | |
| Not only Hellespont, but ocean seas, | |
| For her sweet sake, to ford I would attempt! | 10 |
| So that my travails would her ire appease; | |
| My soul, from thrall and languish to exempt. | |
| O what is’t not, poor I, would undertake; | |
| If labour could my peace with CHLORIS make? | | | | |
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