Sonnet XIII: Behold What Hap
July 6, 2023Sonnet X: O Then I Love
July 6, 2023Sonnet XII: My Spotless Love
My spotless love hovers with white wings
About the temple of the proudest frame,
Where blaze those lights fairest of earthly things
Which clear our clouded world with brightest flame.
M’ambitious thoughts confined in her face
Affect no honor, but what she can give me;
My hopes do rest in limits of her grace;
I weigh no comfort unless she relieve me.
For she that can my heart imparadize
Holds in her fairest hand what dearest is:
My Fortune’s wheel, the circle of her eyes,
Whose rolling grace deign once a turn of bliss.
All my life’s sweet consists in her alone,
So much I love the most unloving one.
Samuel Daniel
Samuel Daniel (1562-1619) was an English poet and playwright who was a contemporary of William Shakespeare. He is known for his works that explore themes of love, beauty, and the human condition, including his sonnet sequence "Delia" and his historical dramas.