A LOVER TO HIS SWEETHEART.
| Your face, | your tongue, | your wit, |
| So fair, | so sweet, | so sharp, |
| First bent, | then drew, | then hit, |
| Mine eye, | mine ear, | my heart. |
| Mine eye, | mine ear, | my heart, |
| To like, | to learn, | to love, |
| Your face, | your tongue, | your wit, |
| Doth lead, | doth teach, | doth move. |
| Your face, | your tongue, | your wit, |
| With beams, | with sound, | with art, |
| Doth bind, | doth charm, | doth rule, |
| Mine eye, | mine ear, | my heart. |
| Mine eye, | mine ear, | my heart, |
| With life, | with hope, | with skill, |
| Your face, | your tongue, | your wit, |
| Doth feed, | doth feast, | doth fill. |
| O face! | O tongue! | O wit! |
| With frowns, | with check, | with smart, |
| Wrong not, | vex not, | wound not, |
| Mine eye, | mine ear, | my heart. |
| This eye, | this ear, | this heart, |
| Shall joy, | shall bend, | shall swear, |
| Your face, | your tongue, | your wit, |
| To serve, | to trust, | to fear. |
The lines may be read either from left to right, or from above downwards. They may also be read in various directions.