Sonnet 50
As in some Countries far remote from hence, The wretched creature destined to die, Hauing the iudgement due to his offence, By Surgeons begg'd, their Art on him to trie: Which on the liuing worke without remorce, First make incision on each maistring vaine, Then stanch the bleeding, then transperce the coarse, And with their balmes recure the wounds againe, Then poison and with Phisicke him restore, Not that they feare the hopelesse man to kill, But their experience to encrease the more; Euen so my Mistresse works vpon my ill, By curing me, and killing me each howre, Onely to shew her beauties soueraigne powre.
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