531Though in our liues a
seperable
spight,
532Which though it alter not loues
sole e
ffe
ct,
533Yet doth it
steale
sweet houres from loues delight,
534I may not euer-more acknowledge thee,
535Lea
st my bewailed guilt
should do thee
shame,
536Nor thou with publike kindne
sse honour me,
537Vnle
sse thou take that honour from thy name:
538 But doe not
so,
I loue thee in
such
sort,
539As thou being mine,
mine is thy good report.
541AS a decrepit father takes delight,
542To
see his a
ctiue childe do deeds of youth,
543So I , made lame by Fortunes deare
st spight
544Take all my comfort of thy worth and truth.
545For whether beauty,
birth,
or wealth,
or wit,
546Or any of the
se all,
or all,
or more
547Intitled in their parts,
do crowned
sit,
548I make my loue ingrafted to this
store:
549So then I am not lame,
poore, nor di
spi
s'd,
550Whil
st that this
shadow doth
such
sub
stance giue,
551That I in thy abundance am
su
ffic'd,
552And by a part of all thy glory liue:
553 Looke what is be
st,
that be
st I wi
sh in thee,
554This wi
sh I haue,
then ten times happy me.
556HOw can my Mu
se want
subie
ct to inuent
557While thou do
st breath that poor'
st into my ver
se,
558Thine owne
sweet argument,
to excellent,
559For euery vulgar paper to rehear
se:
560Oh giue thy
selfe the thankes if ought in me,
561Worthy peru
sal
stand again
st thy
sight,
562For who's
so dumbe that cannot write to thee,
563When thou thy
selfe do
st giue inuention light?
564Be thou the tenth Mu
se,
ten times more in worth
565Then tho
se old nine which rimers inuocate,
566And he that calls on thee,
let him bring forth
Eternall