ECCLESIASTICAL SONNETS
XXXII. EDWARD SIGNING THE WARRANT FOR THE EXECUTION OF JOAN OF KENT
ECCLESIASTICAL SONNETS
THE tears of man in various measure gush From various sources; gently overflow From blissful transport some–from clefts of woe Some with ungovernable impulse rush; And some, coeval with the earliest blush Of infant passion, scarcely dare to show Their pearly lustre–coming but to go; And some break forth when others’ sorrows crush The sympathising heart. Nor these, nor yet The noblest drops to admiration known, 10 To gratitude, to injuries forgiven– Claim Heaven’s regard like waters that have wet The innocent eyes of youthful Monarchs driven To pen the mandates, nature doth disown.