SONNET. Dry those fair, those chrystal eyes

Henry King 1592 (Worminghall, Buckinghamshire) – 1669 (Chichester)



Dry those fair, those chrystal eyes
Which like growing fountains rise
To drown their banks. Griefs sullen brooks
Would better flow in furrow'd looks.
Thy lovely face was never meant
To be the shoar of discontent.
Then clear those watrish starres again
Which else portend a lasting rain;
Lest the clouds which settle there
Prolong my Winter all the Year:
And the example others make
In love with sorrow for thy sake.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABBCCDEFGHH
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 423
Words 74
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

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