Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904.
Astrophel and StellaLXXV. Of all the Kings that ever here did reign
Sir Philip Sidney (15541586)O
E
Not for his fair outside, nor well-lined brain;
Although less gifts imp feathers oft on Fame.
Nor that he could young-wise wise-valiant, frame
His sire’s revenge, joined with a kingdom’s gain:
And gained by M
That balance weighed what sword did late obtain.
Nor that he made the fleur de luce so ’fraid,
Though strongly hedged, or bloody lion’s paws;
That witty L
Nor this, nor that, nor any such small cause;
But only for this worthy Knight durst prove
To lose his crown, rather than fail his love.