WRONG not, sweet empress of my heart, <br /> The merit of true passion, <br />With thinking that he feels no smart, <br /> That sues for no compassion. <br /> <br />Silence in love bewrays more woe <br /> Than words, though ne'er so witty: <br />A beggar that is dumb, you know, <br /> May challenge double pity. <br /> <br />Then wrong not, dearest to my heart, <br /> My true, though secret passion; <br />He smarteth most that hides his smart, <br /> And sues for no compassion.<br /><br />Sir Walter Raleigh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-silent-lover-ii/
