66456456Wrapped and confounded in a thousand fears,
457457Like to a new-killed bird she trembling lies.
458458She dares not look; yet, winking, there appears
459459Quick-shifting antics, ugly in her eyes.
460460Such shadows are the weak brain's forgeries,
461461Who, angry that the eyes fly from their lights,
462462In darkness daunts them with more dreadful sights.
67463463His hand, that yet remains upon her breast,
464464Rude ram, to batter such an ivory wall,
465465May feel her heart, poor citizen, distressed,
466466Wounding itself to death, rise up and fall,
467467Beating her bulk, that his hand shakes withal.
468468This moves in him more rage and lesser pity
469469To make the breach and enter this sweet city.
68470470First, like a trumpet, doth his tongue begin
471471To sound a parley to his heartless foe,
472472Who o'er the white sheet peers her whiter chin,
473473The reason of this rash alarm to know,
474474Which he by dumb demeanor seeks to show;
475475But she with vehement prayers urgeth still
476476Under what color he commits this ill.
69477477Thus he replies, "The color in thy face,
478478That even for anger makes the lily pale
479479And the red rose blush at her own disgrace,
480480Shall plead for me and tell my loving tale.
481481Under that color am I come to scale
482482Thy never-conquered fort; the fault is thine,
483483For those thine eyes betray thee unto mine."
70484484"Thus I forestall thee, if thou mean to chide;
485485Thy beauty hath ensnared thee to this night,
486486Where thou with patience must my will abide,
487487My will that marks thee for my earth's delight,
488488Which I to conquer sought with all my might;
489489But as reproof and reason beat it dead,
490490By thy bright beauty was it newly bred."