Sonnet 43

Why should your faire eyes with such soueraine grace,

Dispearse their raies on euery vulgar spirit,

Whilst I in darknes in the selfesame place,

Get not one glance to recompence my merit:

So doth the plow-man gaze the wandring starre,

And onely rests contented with the light,

That neuer learnd what constellations are,

Beyond the bent of his vnknowing sight.

O why should beautie (custome to obey)

To their grosse sence applie her selfe so ill?

Would God I were as ignorant as they

When I am made vnhappy by my skill;

Onely compeld on this poore good to boast,

Heauens are not kind to them that know them most.

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