Amoretti: Sonnet 88 Edmund Spenser
"Amoretti: Sonnet 88" by Edmund Spenser, written in the late 16th century, is a lyrical poem celebrating love's complexities and the beauty of the beloved. The themes include admiration, desire, and the interplay of beauty and virtue. Its Renaissance roots showcase intricate rhyme schemes and rich imagery. #Classical
Since I have lackt the comfort of that light,
The which was wont to lead my thoughts astray:
I wander as in darkenesse of the night,
affrayd of every dangers least dismay.
Ne ought I see, though in the clearest day,
when others gaze upon theyr shadowes vayne:
but th'onely image of that heavenly ray,
whereof some glance doth in mine eie remayne.
Of which beholding th'Idæa playne,
throgh contemplation of my purest part:
with light thereof I doe my selfe sustayne,
and thereon feed my love-affamisht hart.
But with such brightnesse whylest I fill my mind,
I starve my body and mine eyes doe blynd.
The which was wont to lead my thoughts astray:
I wander as in darkenesse of the night,
affrayd of every dangers least dismay.
Ne ought I see, though in the clearest day,
when others gaze upon theyr shadowes vayne:
but th'onely image of that heavenly ray,
whereof some glance doth in mine eie remayne.
Of which beholding th'Idæa playne,
throgh contemplation of my purest part:
with light thereof I doe my selfe sustayne,
and thereon feed my love-affamisht hart.
But with such brightnesse whylest I fill my mind,
I starve my body and mine eyes doe blynd.
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