Quote#Heart
When her loose gown from her shoulders did fall
Quote byThomas Wyatt · 1503–1542
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "They Flee from Me".
English (original)
When her loose gown from her shoulders did fall, And she me caught in her arms long and small, "Therewith all sweetly did me kiss And softly said: "Dear heart, how like you this?"
— Thomas Wyatt
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What should I say? Since Faith is dead, And Truth away From you is fled?
My lute, awake! perform the last Labour that thou and I shall waste, And end that I have now begun; For when this song is sung and past, My lute, be still, for I have done.
And wilt thou leave me thus? Say nay! say nay! for shame! To save thee from the blame Of all my grief and grame. And wilt thou leave me thus? Say nay! say nay!
Forget not yet the tried intent Of such a truth as I have meant; My great travail so gladly spent, Forget not yet!
Behold love, thy power how she despiseth: My great pain, how little she regardeth The holy oath, whereof she taketh no cure Broken she hath: and yet she bideth sure Right at her ease, and little she dreadeth.
Can ye say nay, But that you said That I alway Should be obeyed? And thus betrayed, Or that I wist!