| Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503–42). The Poetical Works. 1880. | | | | Songs and Sonnets | | The Lover for shamefastness hideth his Desire within his faithful Heart |
| | | THE LONG love that in my thought I harbour, | |
| And in my heart doth keep his residence, | |
| Into my face presseth with bold pretence, | |
| And there campeth displaying his banner. | |
| She that me learns to love and to suffer, | 5 |
| And wills that my trust, and lust’s negligence | |
| Be reined by reason, shame, and reverence, | |
| With his hardiness takes displeasure. | |
| Wherewith love to the heart’s forest he fleeth, | |
| Leaving his enterprise with pain and cry, | 10 |
| And there him hideth, and not appeareth. | |
| What may I do, when my master feareth, | |
| But in the field with him to live and die? | |
| For good is the life, ending faithfully. | | | | |
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