SIR THOMAS WYATT

RONDEAU

HFXP me to seek,, for I lost It there,
And if that yc have found it, yc that be
And seek to convey It secretly,
Handle it soft and treat It tenderly,
Or else it will plain and then appears

But rather restore it mannerly,
Since that I do ask it thus honestly;
For to lose it, it sitteth me too near.

Help me to seek*

Alas, and Is there no remedy?
But have I thus lost it wilfully?
Iwis It was a thing all too dear
To be bestowed and wist not where;
It was my heart, I pray you heartily
Help me to seek.