My true love hath my heart, and I have his, By just exchange, one for the other given, I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss, There never was a better bargain driven. His heart in me keeps me and him in one, My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides; He loves my heart, for once it was his own, I cherish his, because in me it bides. His heart his wound received from my sight, My heart was wounded with his wounded heart; For as from me on him his hurt did light, So still me thought in me his hurt did smart. Both equal hurt, in this change sought our bliss: My true love hath my heart and I have his.
Sir Philip Sidney |