| Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503–42). The Poetical Works. 1880. | | | | Odes | | The Lover beseecheth his Mistress not to forget his steadfast Faith and true Intent |
| | | FORGET not yet the tried intent | |
| Of such a truth as I have meant; | |
| My great travail so gladly spent, | |
| Forget not yet! | |
| Forget not yet when first began | 5 |
| The weary life ye know, since whan | |
| The suit, the service none tell can; | |
| Forget not yet! | |
| Forget not yet the great assays, | |
| The cruel wrong, the scornful ways, | 10 |
| The painful patience in delays, | |
| Forget not yet! | |
| Forget not! oh! forget not this, | |
| How long ago hath been, and is | |
| The mind that never meant amiss, | 15 |
| Forget not yet! | |
| Forget not then thine own approv’d, | |
| The which so long hath thee so lov’d, | |
| Whose steadfast faith yet never mov’d: | |
| Forget not this! | 20 | | | |
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