Astrophel and Stella: 67

Astrophel and Stella: 67

Original Text
The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia written by Sir Philip Sidney, Knight. Now the third time published with sundry new additions of the same author. Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Walde-graue, 1599. STC 22542.
1Hope, art thou true, or doest thou flatter me?
2Doth Stella now begin with piteous eye,
3The ruines of her conquest to espie:
4Will she take time, before all wracked be?
5Her eyes-speech is translated thus by thee.
6But failst thou not in phrase so heau'nly hie?
7Looke on againe, the faire text better trie:
8What blushing notes doest thou in margine see?
9What sighes stolne out, or kild before full borne?
10Hast thou found such and such like arguments?
11Or art thou else to comfort me forsworne?
12Well, how so thou interpret the contents,
13I am resolu'd thy errour to maintaine,
14Rather then by more truth to get more paine.

Notes

6] hie: high Back to Line
14] terminal comma changed to period Back to Line
Publication Start Year
1591
RPO poem Editors
Marc R. Plamondon
RPO Edition
2007
Form
sonnet