Richard Barnfield — English Poet born on December 29, 1574,

Richard Barnfield was an English poet. His obscure though close relationship with William Shakespeare has long made him interesting to scholars. It has been suggested that he was the "rival poet" mentioned in Shakespeare's sonnets... (wikipedia)

He that is thy friend indeed, he will help thee in thy need: if thou sorrow, he will weep; if you wake, he cannot sleep; thus of every grief in heart he with thee doth bear a part.
As it fell upon a day in the merry month of May, sitting in a pleasant shade which a grove of myrtles made.
Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights.
All is amiss. Love is dying, faith's defying, heart's denying.