Let he, whom in my kingdom, read here smart: Your eyeslids best be closed when near my love; That she is near, is not for gazer's art; Except for mine that gaze her there above! But if believe your love has mine outdone You've narrowed small our friendship's wary lease And let the rose between the earth and sun To where your mateship's worth is worth to cease, Yet if your cause is merely jealous eyed How can of man be blamed if acts the brand? For beauty, tho' is taken, yet have shy'd Then friend that eye have best in you remand!
Make this exception to our friendship's writ: I side with beauty, yours has yet been lit!