PART FOUR

The Bargain

My true love hath my heart, and I have his,

By just eschange, one for the other given.

I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss;

There never was a better bargain driven.

My true love hath my heart, and I have his.

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.

My true love hath my heart, and I have his.

—Sir Philip Sidney