loves." Of course, these two loves literally suggest the Young Man and the Dark Lady. But the words also suggest the two kinds of love that the speaker is experiencing: (1) spiritual love and (2) earthly love (or lust). In this sonnet, then, the poet is indirectly but thematically making a comment about the effects of these two kinds of love. Thus, the words that the speaker uses to describe the Young Man should also be considered as part of the poet's definition of spiritual love. Similarly, the words the speaker uses to describe the Dark Lady contribute to the poet's definition of earthly love. The Young Man (or spiritual love) brings the speaker "comfort." The speaker feels calm, peaceful, or serene with the Young Man. His soul is at rest. However, the Dark Lady (or earthly love) brings him "despair." The speaker becomes depressed, anxious, unreasonable, and perhaps even mad in her presence. His soul is troubled. The speaker refers to the Young Man and the Dark Lady as "two spirits" (in line 2) that affect him greatly and constantly. Like the Good Angel and the Bad Angel who spoke to Faustus (in the play by Christopher Marlowe), the two spirits here may represent the conscience (the impulse to do good) and the desire (the impulse to do evil) of the speaker. The Young Man then, is like an angel to the speaker. The Young Man inspires the speaker to be good or to perform acts of goodness. The Dark Lady, on the other hand, is like a devil. She inspires the speaker to commit acts of evil and to commit acts of sin.