963How with this rage shall beautie hold a plea,

964Whose action is no stronger then a flower?

965O how shall summers hunny breath hold out,

966Against the wrackfull siedge of battring dayes,

967When rocks impregnable are not so stoute ,

968Nor gates of steele so strong but time decayes?

969O fearefull meditation, where alack,

970Shall times best Iewell from times chest lie hid?

971Or what strong hand can hold his swift foote back,

972Or who his spoile or beautie can forbid?

973 O none, vnlesse this miracle haue might,

974That in black inck my loue may still shine bright.

976TYr'd with all these for restfull death I cry,

977As to behold desert a begger borne,

978And needie Nothing trimd in iollitie,

979And purest faith vnhappily forsworne,

980And gilded honor shamefully misplast,

981And maiden vertue rudely strumpeted,

982And right perfection wrongfully disgrac'd,

983And strength by limping sway disabled ,

984And arte made tung-tide by authoritie,

985And Folly (Doctor-like) controuling skill,

986And simple-Truth miscalde Simplicitie,

987And captiue-good attending Captaine ill.

988 Tyr'd with all these, from these would I be gone,

989Saue that to dye, I leaue my loue alone.

991AH wherefore with infection should he liue,

992And with his presence grace impietie,

993That sinne by him aduantage should atchiue,

994And lace it selfe with his societie ?

995Why should false painting immitate his cheeke,

996And steale dead seeing of his liuing hew?

997Why should poore beautie indirectly seeke,

998Roses of shaddow, since his Rose is true?