Henry Howard, Earl Of Surrey(ea. 1517–1547)
Love, That Doth Reign and Live within My Thought
Love, that doth reign and live within my thought,
And built his seat within my captive breast,
Clad in the arms wherein with me he fought,heraldic insignia
Oft in my face he doth his banner rest.
But she that taught me love and suffer pain,
My doubtful hope and eke my hot desirealso
With shamefast look to shadow and refrain,shamefaced
Her smiling grace converteth straight to ire.
And coward Love, then, to the heart apacequickly
Taketh his flight, where he doth lurk and plain,complain
His purpose lost, and dare not show his face.
For my lord's guilt thus faultless bide I pain,endure
Yet from my lord shall not my foot remove:
Sweet is the death that taketh end by love.