Complete SonnetsWithout a doubt the most important of Shakespeare's nondramatic works, the sonnets have engendered reams of scholarly disputation as to the identity of "the dark lady" and the "lovely boy" to whom the vast majority are addressed. Controversy has also long simmered over the full name of the "W.H." of the dedication. What is not in dispute is the superior quality of these lyrics, which rank among the finest sonnets ever written — in any language. |
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... thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment , That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows Whereon the stars in secret influence comment ; When I perceive that men as plants increase , Cheered and check'd even by the ...
... thing to my purpose nothing . But since she prick'd thee out for women's pleasure , Mine be thy love , and thy love's use ... things rare That heaven's air in this huge rondure hems . O let me , true in love , but truly write , And then ...
... thing replete with too much rage , Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart ; So I , for fear of trust , forget to say The perfect ceremony of love's rite , And in mine own love's strength seem to decay , O'ercharg'd with ...
... things past , I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought , And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste : Then can I drown an eye , unus'd to flow , For precious friends hid in death's dateless night , And weep afresh love's long ...
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