Sir Philip Sidney

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    The wand is will; thou, fancy, saddle art,
    Girt fast by memory; and while I spur
    My horse, he spurs with sharp desire my heart;
    Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)

    In vain thou kindlest all thy smoky fire,
    For virtue hath this better lesson taught,
    Within myself to seek my only hire,
    Desiring nought but how to kill desire.
    —Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)