Do plead, his better speech may clearly prove.
Thou goest, my Song, in such a courteous kind,
That even companionless
Thou mayst rely on thyself anywhere.
And yet, an thou wouldst get thee a safe mind,
First unto Love address
Thy steps; whose aid, mayhap, ’twere ill to spare,
Seeing that she to whom thou mak’st thy prayer
Is, as I think, ill-minded unto me,