SONNET 6
If amour's faith, an heart unfeigned, A sweet languor, a great lovely desire, If honest will kindled in gentle fire, If long error in a blind maze chained, If in my visage, each thought depainted, Or else in my sparkling voice, lower or higher,Which now fear, now shame, woefully doth tire; If a pale colour which love hath stained, If to have another than myself more dear, If wailing and sighing continually, With sorrowfull anger feeding busily; If burning afar off, and freezing near, Are cause that by love my selfI destroy, Yours is the fault and mine the great annoy. If amours faith, an hert unfayned, A swete languor a great lovely desir : If honest will kyndelled in gentill fier : If long error in a blynde maze chayned : If in my visage, eche thought depaynted : Or els in my sperkling voyse lower or higher. Which nowe fere, nowe shame, wofully doth tyer : If a pale colour which love hath stayned : If to have an other then myselfmore dere : Yf wailing and sighting continuelly, With sorrowfull anger fedingbissely : Yf burning a farr of : and fresing nere Ar cause that by love my self I destroye, Yours is the fault and myn the great annoye.
NOTES
amour's faith = love's faithfulness.depainted = depicted.semblable = like (noun).If to have another than myself more dear = If I value someone other than myself (i.e. you) more highly.annoy = annoyance, suffering.
