. The life of Sir Philip Sidney . olly; if thislow bondage be fitteft for my over-high defires; if the prideof my not enough humble heart be thus to be broken, O Lord,I yield unto thy will, and joyfully embrace what forrow thouwilt have me to fuifer. Only thus much let me crave of thee,—let my craving, O Lord, be accepted of thee, iince even thatproceeds from thee,—let me crave (even by the noblefl titlewhich in my great affliction I may give myfelf, that I am thycreature; and by thy goodnefs, which is thyfelf) that thouwilt fuffer fome beam of thy Majefly to fhine into my mind,that it may Hil
. The life of Sir Philip Sidney . olly; if thislow bondage be fitteft for my over-high defires; if the prideof my not enough humble heart be thus to be broken, O Lord,I yield unto thy will, and joyfully embrace what forrow thouwilt have me to fuifer. Only thus much let me crave of thee,—let my craving, O Lord, be accepted of thee, iince even thatproceeds from thee,—let me crave (even by the noblefl titlewhich in my great affliction I may give myfelf, that I am thycreature; and by thy goodnefs, which is thyfelf) that thouwilt fuffer fome beam of thy Majefly to fhine into my mind,that it may Hill depend confidently on thee. Let calamity bethe exercife, but not the overthrow of my virtue: let their 240 The Life of power prevail, but prevail not to deftru&ion. Let my great-nefs be their prey; let my pain be the fweetnefs of theirrevenge; let them (if fo feem good unto thee) vex me withmore and more punifhment. But, O Lord, let never theirwickednefs have fuch a hand, but that I may carry a pure mindin a pure body !. Sir Philip Sidney. 241
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