Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904.
Parthenophil and ParthenopheSonnet XXIX. Bless still the myrrh tree, Venus! for thy meed!
Barnabe Barnes (1569?1609)B
For to the weeping myrrh, my Tears be due.
Contentious winds, which did from T
The shaking Aspine tree belongs to you:
To th’ Aspine, I bequeath my ceaseless Tongue!
And P
To still-green laurel, my Loves do belong.
Let mighty J
For to strong oak, mine Heart is consecrate.
Let dreadful P
To th’ Heben, my Despair is dedicate.
And Naiads, let your willows lovèd be!
To them, my Fortunes still removèd be.
So shall my tears, tongue, Passions never cease;
Nor heart decay, nor my despair decrease.