Cardinal before playing the lovers game

Hear the instruction of someone who knows

A perfect picture is a handsome stain

Realized by the man who thought to show

Like the painter mixes his oils, so should

Every move be mixed with tact and thought

Interleave them to the good man you would

Gleefully become when you take her out

However, chasing this sonnet's subject

Like a run-of-the-mill girl will not do

Instead of applying paints you would neglect

Nurse in your frienship a love that accrues

Depend on her always, Ne'er be ashamed

Even when it's hard, be her best friend