Thou, Love, by making me love one

Who thinks her friendship a fit portion

For younger lovers, dost my gifts thus disproportion.

Therefore I’ll give no more, but I’ll undo

The world by dying, because love dies too.

Then all your beauties will no more be worth

Than gold in mines where none doth draw it forth;

And all your graces no more use shall have

Than a sundial in a grave.

Thou, Love, taught’st me, by making me