Classic Poem

If wayghtie burthens may be light,
Or fayre deniall det requite:
If Justice can be termed error,
Or drosse for good and perfite treasor.
If Maye may be without delyte,
Or Snowe of other hewe than whyte,
If Cunning can be without skill,
Or women without headstrong will,
If Pardon where there is no synne,
Or Losse where euery man doth winne,
If Paradise in Hell you see,
Or sylent whereas women bee.
Then shall not Loue be termed hate,
Nor lowe degree the happiest state,
But all this must prooue contrarie,
And therfore Loue is Loyaltie.
Flee it, and it will flee thee,
Follow it, and it will follow thee.