Sonnet 85 Ilaria Longo, Accademia dei Filodrammatici, Italy

Accademia dei Filodrammatici Italy Sonnet LXXXV My tongue-tied Muse in manners holds her still, While comments of your praise, richly compiled, Reserve their character with golden quill And precious phrase by all the Muses filed. I think good thoughts whilst other write good words, And like unletter’d clerk still cry ’Amen’ To every hymn that able spirit affords In polish’d form of well-refined pen. Hearing you praised, I say ’’Tis so, ’tis true,’ And to the most of pr