Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Sir Walter Raleigh. 1552161876. The Silent Lover ii
WRONG not, sweet empress of my heart, | |
The merit of true passion, | |
With thinking that he feels no smart, | |
That sues for no compassion. | |
Silence in love bewrays more woe | 5 |
Than words, though ne’er so witty: | |
A beggar that is dumb, you know, | |
May challenge double pity. | |
Then wrong not, dearest to my heart, | |
My true, though secret passion; | 10 |
He smarteth most that hides his smart, | |
And sues for no compassion. |