This cycle of sonnets begins with an image of the poet at war with himself. Heart and Eye are conflicted about the beloved. The eye is cautious, the heart demands connection and argues for the case. The conflict is staged as a kind of court case and the jury is made up of thoughts.

There is a moment of harmony, as the heart and the eyes find a way to cooperate in this affair. The poet is afflicted with feelings of love, and this is one of the rare moments when he is happy.

This happiness is fleeting, however, as the poet remembers his lower status, his lack of resources, and the inevitability that his famous beloved will not be able to resist temptation.

The poet aware of his own impossible situation prepares for the time when his beloved will begin to judge him as others have.

Forlorn and dejected, he heavily leaves the love affair.