Shake-speares Sonnets (Quarto 1, 1609)

Author: William Shakespeare

Editors: Hardy M. Cook, Ian Lancashire

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The Sonnets (Modern)
- Work
- Poem
  1. Dedication
  2. 1 — 3
  3. 4 — 6
  4. 7 — 9
  5. 10 — 12
  6. 13 — 15
  7. 16 — 18
  8. 19 — 21
  9. 22 — 24
  10. 25 — 27
  11. 28 — 30
  12. 31 — 33
  13. 34 — 36
  14. 37 — 39
  15. 40 — 42
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  18. 49 — 51
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  20. 55 — 57
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  33. 94 — 96
  34. 97 — 99
  35. 100 — 102
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  38. 109 — 111
  39. 112 — 114
  40. 115 — 117
  41. 118 — 120
  42. 121 — 123
  43. 124 — 126
  44. 127 — 129
  45. 130 — 132
  46. 133 — 135
  47. 136 — 138
  48. 139 — 141
  49. 142 — 144
  50. 145 — 147
  51. 148 — 150
  52. 151 — 153
  53. 154
Shake-speares Sonnets (Quarto 1, 1609)
- Work
- Poem
  1. Titlepage
  2. Dedication
  3. 1 — 3
  4. 4 — 6
  5. 7 — 9
  6. 10 — 12
  7. 13 — 15
  8. 16 — 18
  9. 19 — 21
  10. 22 — 24
  11. 25 — 27
  12. 28 — 30
  13. 31 — 33
  14. 34 — 36
  15. 37 — 39
  16. 40 — 42
  17. 43 — 45
  18. 46 — 48
  19. 49 — 51
  20. 52 — 54
  21. 55 — 57
  22. 58 — 60
  23. 61 — 63
  24. 64 — 66
  25. 67 — 69
  26. 70 — 72
  27. 73 — 75
  28. 76 — 78
  29. 79 — 81
  30. 82 — 84
  31. 85 — 87
  32. 88 — 90
  33. 91 — 93
  34. 94 — 96
  35. 97 — 99
  36. 100 — 102
  37. 103 — 105
  38. 106 — 108
  39. 109 — 111
  40. 112 — 114
  41. 115 — 117
  42. 118 — 120
  43. 121 — 123
  44. 124 — 126
  45. 127 — 129
  46. 130 — 132
  47. 133 — 135
  48. 136 — 138
  49. 139 — 141
  50. 142 — 144
  51. 145 — 147
  52. 148 — 150
  53. 151 — 153
  54. 154
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¶I06
¶WHen in the Chronicle of wasted time, 
¶I see discriptions of the fairest wights, 
¶And beautie making beautifull old rime, 
1580In praise of Ladies dead,_and louely Knights, 
¶Then in the blazon of sweet beauties best, 
¶Of hand,_of foote,_of lip,_of eye,_of brow, 
¶I see their antique Pen would haue exprest, 
¶Euen such a beauty as you maister now. 
1585So all their praises are but prophesies 
¶Of this our time,_all you prefiguring, 
¶And for they look'd but with deuining eyes, 
¶They had not still enough your worth to sing : 
¶_For we which now behold these present dayes, 
1590Haue eyes to wonder,_but lack toungs to praise. 

¶I07
¶NOt mine owne feares,_nor the prophetick soule, 
¶Of the wide world,_dreaming on things to come, 
¶Can yet the lease of my true loue controule, 
1595Supposde as forfeit to a confin'd doome. 
¶The mortall Moone hath her eclipse indur'de, 
¶And the sad Augurs mock their owne presage, 
¶Incertenties now crowne them-selues assur'de, 
¶And peace proclaimes Oliues of endlesse age, 
1600Now with the drops of this most balmie time, 
¶My loue lookes fresh,_and death to me subscribes, 
¶Since spight of him Ile liue in this poore rime, 
¶While he insults ore dull and speachlesse tribes. 
¶_And thou in this shalt finde thy monument, 
1605When tyrants crests and tombs of brasse are spent. 

¶I08
¶VVHat's in the braine that Inck may character , 
¶Which hath not figur'd to thee my true spirit, 
¶What's new to speake,_what now to register, 
1610That may expresse my loue,_or thy deare merit ? 
¶Nothing sweet boy,_but yet like prayers diuine, 
¶I must each day say ore the very same, 
¶Counting no old thing old,_thou mine,_I thine, 
¶Euen as when first I hallowed thy faire name. 
1615So that eternall loue in loues fresh case, 
¶Waighes not the dust and iniury of age, 
¶Nor giues to necessary wrinckles place, 
¶But makes antiquitie for aye his page, 
¶_Finding the first conceit of loue there bred, 
1620Where time and outward forme would shew it dead, 

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