| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Chloris | | Sonnet XXXII. My fixèd faith against oblivion fights | | William Smith (fl. 1596) |
| | | MY fixèd faith against oblivion fights; | |
| And I cannot forget her, pretty Elf! | |
| Although she cruel be unto my plights; | |
| Yet let me rather clean forget myself, | |
| Than her sweet name out of my mind should go: | 5 |
| Which is th’ elixir of my pining soul; | |
| From whence the essence of my life doth flow. | |
| Whose beauty rare, my senses all control; | |
| Themselves most happy evermore accounting | |
| That such a Nymph is Queen of their affection: | 10 |
| With ravished rage, they to the skies are mounting; | |
| Esteeming not their thraldom nor subjection. | |
| But still do joy amidst their misery; | |
| With patience bearing LOVE’s captivity. | | | | |
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