Classic Poem

Where wit is over-ruled by will,
And will is led by fond Desire,
There Reason were as good be still,
As speaking, kindle greater fire;
For where Desire doth bear the sway,
The heart must rule, the head obey.

What boots the cunning pilot's skill,
To tell which way to shape their course;
When he that steers will have his will,
And drive them where he list, perforce?
So Reason shows the truth in vain,
Where fond Desire as king doth reign.