ON you th' affections of your father's friends, With his inheritance, by right descends: But you your graceful youth so wisely guide That his you hold, and purchase much beside. Love is the fruit of Virtue; for whose sake Men only liking each to other take. If sparks of virtue shined not in you then So well, how could you win the hearts of men? And since that honour and well-suited praise Is Virtue's golden spur, let me now raise Unto an act mature your tender age; This half commending to your patronage, Which from your noble father's, but one side, Ordained to do you honour, doth divide. And so my love betwixt you both I part, On each side placing you as near my heart! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SECOND BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 12 by THOMAS CAMPION EPITAPH ON THE MONUMENT OF SIR WILLIAM DYER by KATHERINE DYER YOUTH AND CUPID by ELIZABETH I TO SENECA LAKE by JAMES GATES PERCIVAL GRACE AND STRENGTH by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH TWELVE SONNETS: 10. THY WHITENESS by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AUTUMN; WRITTEN IN THE GROUNDS OF MARTIN COLE, ESQ. by BERNARD BARTON |