...men. Yet, do thy worst, old Time : despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young. xx. A woman's face, with nature's own hand painted, Hast...hues in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes, and women's souls amazeth : And for a woman wert thou first created ; Till nature, as she wrought thee,...

...men. Yet, do thy worst, old Time : despite thy wrong. My love shall in my verse ever live young. xx. A woman's face, with nature's own hand painted, Hast...hues in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes, and women's souls amazeth. And for a woman wert thou first created ; Till nature, as she wrought thee,...

...ever live young. xx. A woman's face, with Nature's own hand painted. Hast thou, the master- mistress of my passion ; A woman's gentle heart, but not acquainted...hues in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes, and women's souls amaze tb. And for a woman wert thou first created ; Till Nature, as she wrought thee,...

...are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and won, Than woman's are. 676 WOMAN. A woman's face, with nature's own hand painted, Hast...but not acquainted With shifting change, as is false woman's fashion ; An eye more bright than theirs, less false in Gilding the object whereupon it gazeth...

...over some real existence — a mood which Shakespeare hath well portrayed in the sonnet beginning, "A woman's face with Nature's own hand painted Hast thou, the master-mistress of my passion;" and in which he hints that he had idealised some young man into a sweetheart, whom he worshipped, and...

...men. Yet, do thy worst, old Time : despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young. xx. A woman's face with Nature's own hand painted Hast...hues ' in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth. And for a woman wert thou first created; Till Nature, as she wrought thee,...

...men. Yet, do thy worst, old Time : despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young. xx. A woman's face, with nature's own hand painted, Hast...eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling, (jilding the object whereupon it gazeth ; A man in hue, all hues in his controlling, Which steals men's...

...strain of poetical license. In like sort, Spenser repeatedly speaks as if he were fully assured 20. A woman's face, with Nature's own hand painted, Hast...hues in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes, and women's souls amazeth. And for a woman wert thou first created ; Till Nature, as she wrought thee,...

...A mate of_fortune she would never take." Painting the " lovely boy" Herbert, the poet sings :— " A woman's face, with Nature's own hand painted, Hast...but not acquainted With shifting change, as is false woman's fashion; An eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling, Gilding the object whereupon...

...men. Yet do thy worst, old Time : despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young. xx. A woman's face with Nature's own hand painted Hast...all hues in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth. And for a woman wert thou first created ; Till Nature, as ehe wrought thee,...