Joshua SylvesterJoshua Sylvester[1563-1618]Love's Omnipresence
¶WERE I as base as is the lowly plain,And you, my Love , as high as heaven above,Yet should the thoughts of me your humble swainAscend to heaven, in honour of my Love .
¶Were I as high as heaven above the plain,And you, my Love , as humble and as lowAs are the deepest bottoms of the main,Whereso'er you were, with you my love should go.
¶Were you the earth, dear Love , and I the skies,My love should shine on you like to the sun,And look upon you with ten thousand eyesTill heaven wax'd blind, and till the world were done.