TELL me no more how fair she is,
I have no minde to hear
The story of that distant bliss
I never shall come near:
By sad experience I have found
That her perfection is my wound.
And tell me not how fond I am
To tempt a daring Fate,
From whence no triumph ever came,
But to repent too late:
There is some hope ere long I may
In silence dote my self away.
I ask no pity (Love) from thee,
Nor will thy justice blame,
So that thou wilt not envy me
The glory of my flame:
Which crowns my heart when ere it dyes,
In that it falls her sacrifice.
More verses by Henry King
- Upon The Death Of My Ever Desired Friend Doctor Donne Dean Of Pauls
- To A. R. Vpon The Same
- Paradox. That It Is Best For A Young Maid To Marry An Old Man
- Psalm Cl.
- Upon A Braid Of Hair In A Heart Sent By Mrs. E. H.