Phillis Honoured with Pastorall Sonnets, Elegies, and amorous delights. VVhere-vnto is annexed, the tragicall complaynt of Elstred [by Thomas Lodge] |
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Sonnet XI.
My fraile and earthly barke, by reasons guide,(Which holdes the helme, whilst wil doth weilde the saile:)
By my desires (the windes of bad betide,)
Hath saild these worldly Seaes with small auaile.
Vaine obiectes serue, for dreadfull Rockes to quaile,
My brittle boate from hauen of life that flies
To haunt the Sea of mundane miseries:
My sowle that drawes Impressions from aboue,
And viewes my course, and sees the windes aspire,
Bids reason watch to scape the shoales of loue:
But lawles will enflamd with endlesse ire
Doth steerem poope whilest reason doth retire.
The streames increase loues waues my barcke do fill,
Thus are they wrackt that guide their course by will.
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