471. The Lover's Appeal by Thomas Wyatt
b'T Wyatt read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------\\n\\nThe Lover\\u2019s Appeal\\nby Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 \\u2013 1542) \\n\\nAnd wilt thou leave me thus!\\nSay nay! say nay! for shame!\\nTo save thee from the blame\\nOf all my grief and grame.\\nAnd wilt thou leave me thus?\\nSay nay! say nay!\\n\\nAnd wilt thou leave me thus,\\nThat hath loved thee so long\\nIn wealth and woe among:\\nAnd is thy heart so strong\\nAs for to leave me thus?\\nSay nay! say nay!\\n\\nAnd wilt thou leave me thus,\\nThat hath given thee my heart\\nNever for to depart\\nNeither for pain nor smart:\\nAnd wilt thou leave me thus?\\nSay nay! say nay!\\n\\nAnd wilt thou leave me thus,\\nAnd have no more pity \\nOf him that loveth thee?\\nAlas! thy cruelty!\\nAnd wilt thou leave me thus?\\nSay nay! say nay! \\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 5 March 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009'