Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904.
FidessaSonnet XLII. When never-speaking silence proves a wonder
Bartholomew Griffin (d. 1602)W
When ever-flying flame at home remaineth;
When all-concealing night keeps darkness under;
When men-devouring wrong true glory gaineth,
When soul-tormenting grief agrees with joy;
When L
When V
When her untoward boy obtaineth sight;
When S
When O
When Beauty, Queen of Pleasure is alone;
When Love and Virtue, quiet peace disdain:
When these shall be, and I not be;
Then will F