Because they love, and that they nightly glow

To make it clear that there is nought below,

And nought above, so fair as Love's delight.

XIII.

But shall I touch thy heart by speech alone,

Without Amati? Shall I prove, by words,

That hope is meant for men as well as birds;

That I would take a scorpion, or a stone,

In lieu of gold, and sacrifice a throne

To be the keeper of thy flocks and herds?