Poore King, I sorrow for thy weakned sence, Wishing thy eye-sight cleare that Eagle-like, As I doe now, thou might'st gaze on the Sunne, The Sunne of brightnesse, Sunne of peace, of plenty.

London, Printed by John Danter, and are to be sold at the signe of the Sunne in Paules Church-yarde.

They rowe too and fro, and haue all their marchandizes in their boates with a great Sombrero or shadow ouer their heads to keepe the sunne from them, which is as broad as a great cart wheele made of the leaues of the Coco trees and fig trees, and is very light.

The driven snow, the rose so rare, The glorious sunne above thee, Can not with my Ginnee compare, She was so wonderous lovely.

For since the time that Phoebus foolish sonne, Ythundered, through loves avengefull wrath, For traversing the charret of the Sunne Beyond the compasse of his pointed path, 10 Of you, his mournfull sisters, was lamented, Such mournfull tunes were never since invented.

Donne believes firmly in man's potential greatness, and the power within his own soul: Seeke wee then our selves in our selves; for as Men force the Sunne with much more force to passe.