Sonnet To Lord Bothwell - 3 Poem by Mary Stuart

Through you, my heart, and through your marriage vow,
She has restored her honour and estate;
She has achieved through you a rank more great
Than any of her kin could hope to know.
From you, my joy, she has had steadfast love
And for a time she's occupied your heart.
Through you, pleasure in good fortune is her part
And, through you, others honour and approve.
She's had to give up nothing, save the embrace
Of a tiresome dolt she once loved dear;
I don't condemn her love that burns so clear
For one who, in wisdom, gallantry and grace,
In generous heart and in constancy
Is second to none. I live in that faith.