46

M Ine eye and heart are at a mortall warre, How to deuide the conquest of thy sight,

Mine eye,my heart their pictures sight would barre, My heart,mine eye the freedome of that right, My heart doth plead that thou in him doost lye, (A closet neuer pearst with christall eyes) But the defendant doth that plea deny, And sayes in him their faire appearance lyes. To side this title is impannelled A quest of thoughts,all tennants to the heart, And by their verdict is determined The cleere eyes moyitie,and the deare hearts part.    As thus,mine eyes due is their outward part,    And my hearts right,their inward loue of heart. 47

B Etwixt mine eye and heart a league is tooke, And each doth good turnes now vnto the other,

When that mine eye is famisht for a looke, Or heart in loue with sighes himselfe doth smother; With my loues picture then my eye doth feast, And to the painted banquet bids my heart: An other time mine eye is my hearts guest, And in his thoughts of loue doth share a part. So either by thy picture or my loue, Thy seife away,are present still with me, For thou nor farther then my thoughts canst moue, And I am still with them,and they with thee.    Or if they sleepe, thy picture in my sight    Awakes my heart,to hearts and eyes delight. 48

H Ow carefull was I when I tooke my way, Each trifle vnder truest barres to thrust,

That to my vse it might vn-vsed stay From hands of falsehood,in sure wards of trust ? But thou,to whom my iewels trifles are,

Most