In eternum I was once determed
For to have loved, and my mind affirmed
That with my heart it should be confirmed,
     In eternum

Forthwith I found the thing that I might like
And sought with love to warm her heart alike,
For, as methought, I should not see the like
     In eternum

To trace this dance I put myself in press;
Vain hope did lead and bade I should not cease
To serve, to suffer, and still to hold my peace
     In eternum

With this first rule I ford'red me apace
That, as methought, my truth had taken place
With full assurance to stand in her grace
     In eternum

It was not long or I by prove had found
That feeble building is on feeble ground;
For in her heart this word did never sound,
     In eternum

In eternum then from my heart I kest
That I had first determin'd for the best;
Now in the place another thought doth rest,
     In eternum

Sir Thomas Wyatt