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Amour 15

By Michael Drayton

Topics: classic

Now, Loue, if thou wilt proue a Conqueror,     Subdue thys Tyrant euer martyring mee;     And but appoint me for her Tormentor,     Then for a Monarch will I honour thee.     My hart shall be the prison for my fayre;     Ile fetter her in chaines of purest loue,     My sighs shall stop the passage of the ayre:     This punishment the pittilesse may moue.     With teares out of the Channels of mine eyes     She'st quench her thirst as duly as they fall:     Kinde words vnkindest meate I can deuise,     My sweet, my faire, my good, my best of all.     Ile binde her then with my torne-tressed haire,     And racke her with a thousand holy wishes;     Then, on a place prepared for her there,     Ile execute her with a thousand kisses.         Thus will I crucifie, my cruell shee;         Thus Ile plague her which hath so plagued mee.

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About Michael Drayton

Michael Drayton (1563–1631) was an English poet whose "Poly-Olbion" (1612–1622) is a vast topographical poem describing the landscape and legends of England and Wales. His sonnet "Since there's no help" is among the finest of the Elizabethan era.

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