Sonnet 14
RETOURNE agayne, my forces late dismayd,
Unto the siege by you abandoned quite:
Great shame it is to leaue, like one afrayd,
So fayre a peece[1] for one repulse so light.
Gaynst such strong castles needeth[2] greater might,
Then those small forts which ye were wont belay[3],
Such haughty mynds, enured to hardy[4] fight,
Disdayne to yield unto the first assay[5].
Bring therefore all the forces that ye may,
And lay incessant battery to her heart,
Playnts, prayers, vowes, ruth, sorrow, and dismay,
Those engins can the proudest loue conuert[6].
And if those fayle, fall downe and dy before her,
So dying liue, and liuing do adore her.
[1] peece:城堡。
[2] needeth:需要。
[3] belay:围，包围，围困，围攻。
[4] hardy:大胆的，果敢的。
[5] assay:袭击，攻击。
[6] convert:翻转。
