Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904.
LauraPart IXXVII. Justly of thee, Love partial, I complain
Robert Tofte (15611620)J
That, at one instant and with one self stroke,
Thou dartèd hast into my heart, with pain,
Cold chilly frost; and fiery flaming smoke.
Ay me! within me, both I secret hold:
And whilst th’ one burns me, th’ other makes me cold.
Then, Cruel, since thou wilt, two contraries,
Against my soul, within my heart shall rest:
Ah, yet make peace ’twixt them, in loving wise!
Or else, sweet Love, do promise this at least!
Flame to my frost, and water to my fire;
Life to my heart, to comfort my desire.