Thomas Wyatt Quotes
1503–1542 England
Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 – 11 October 1542) was an English courtier and poet.
Also known as: Wyatt, Sir Thomas, Wyatt, Thomas
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Therefore fear not to assay
To gather, ye that may,
The flower that this day
Is fresher than the next.
And I have leave to go, of her goodness;
And she also to use new-fangleness.
For as saith a proverb notable,
Each thing seeketh his semblable.
Whoso list to hunt? I know where is an hind!
I cannot * * * say that Pan
Passeth Apollo in music manyfold;
Praisé Sir Thopas for a noble tale,
And scorn the story that the Knighté told.
For like to like, the proverb saith.
Forget not yet the tried intent
Of such a truth as I have meant;
My great travail so gladly spent,
Forget not yet!
What should I say?
Since Faith is dead,
And Truth away
From you is fled?
Can ye say nay,
But that you said
That I alway
Should be obeyed?
And thus betrayed,
Or that I wist!
Farewell, unkist!
Behold love, thy power how she despiseth:
My great pain, how little she regardeth
The holy oath, whereof she taketh no cure
Broken she hath: and yet she bideth sure
Right at her ease, and little she dreadeth.
When her loose gown from her shoulders did fall,
And she me caught in her arms long and small,
"Therewith all sweetly did me kiss
And softly said: "Dear heart, how like you this?"
My lute, awake! perform the last
Labour that thou and I shall waste,
And end that I have now begun;
For when this song is sung and past,
My lute, be still, for I have done.
Who list her hunt, I put him out of doubt
As well as I, may spend his time in vain!
And graven with diamonds, in letters plain,
There is written her fair neck round about:
"Noli me tangere; for Cæsar’s I am,
And wild for to hold, though I seem tame."
And wilt thou leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay! for shame!
To save thee from the blame
Of all my grief and grame.
And wilt thou leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!