Sir Philip Sidney - Astrophel and Stella: Sonnet LXXXVIII (Out, traitor Absence, darest thou counsel me) lyrics

Out, traitor Absence, darest thou counsel me From my dear captainess to run away, Because in brave array here marched she That to win me, oft shows a present pay? Is faith so weak? Or is such force in thee? When sun is hid, can stars such beams display? Cannot heav'n's food, once felt, keep stomachs free From base desire on earthly cates to prey? Tush, Absence, while thy mists eclipse that light, My orphan sense flies to th'inward sight Where memory sets forth the beams of love; That where before heart lov'd and eyes did see, In heart both sight and love now coupl'd be; United powers make each the stronger prove.