Possibly Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich

My mouth doth water, and my breast doth swell,
    My tongue doth itch, my thoughts in labour be;
    Listen then, lordings, with good ear to me,
For of my life I must a riddle tell.
Towards Aurora's court a nymph doth dwell,
    Rich in all beauties which man's eye can see;
    Beauties so far from reach of words, that we
Abase her praise, saying she doth excel;
    Rich in the treasure of deserved renown;
Rich in the riches of a royal heart;
Rich in those gifts which give the eternal crown;
Who though most rich in these, and every part
    Which make the patents of true worldly bliss,
    Hath no misfortune, but that Rich she is.

Source:
Sir Philip Sidney: The Major Works.
Katherine Duncan-Jones, ed.
Oxford: University Press, 2002. 167.

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