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Excerpt from The Complete Poems of Sir Philip Sidney, Vol. 3 of 3 The Countesse of Pembroke's 'Arcadia.' LI. Love-line 'Engraved' on a Tree. Doe not disdaine, O streight vp-raised pine, That, wounding thee, my thoughts in thee I graue, Since that my thoughts, as streight as streightnesse thine, No smaller wound - alas, far deeper - haue: Deeper engrau'd, which salue nor time can saue, Giu'n to my heart by my sore-wounded eyene: Thus cruell to my selfe, how canst thou craue My inward hurt should spare thy outward rine? Yet still, faire tree, lift vp thy stately line, Liue long, and long witnesse my chosen smart, Which barr'd desires (barr'd by my selfe) impart, And in this growing barke grow verses mine; My heart my word, my word hath giu'n my hart. The giuer giu'n from gift shall neuer part. (pp. 348-9.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."