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Philip Sidney - Sonnet 40: As Good To Write
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As good to write as for to lie and groan, 
Oh Stella dear, how much thy power hath wrought, 
That hast my mind, none of the basest, brought 
My still-kept course, while others sleep, to moan. 

Alas, if from the height of Virtue`s throne, 
Thou canst vouchsafe the influence of a thought 
Upon a wretch, that long thy grace hath sought; 
Weigh then how I by thee am overthrown: 

And then, think thus, although thy beauty be 
Made manifest by such a victory, 
Yet noblest conquerors do wrecks avoid. 

Since then thou hast so far subdued me, 
That in my heart I offer still to thee, 
Oh do not let thy Temple be destroyed.
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