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
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  18. 49 — 51
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  35. 100 — 102
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  37. 106 — 108
  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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¶I27
¶IN the ould age blacke was not counted faire, 
¶Or if it weare it bore not beauties name: 
¶But now is blacke beauties successiue heire, 
1895And Beautie slanderd with a bastard shame, 
¶For since each hand hath put on Natures power, 
¶Fairing the foule with Arts faulse borrow'd face, 
¶Sweet beauty hath no name no holy boure, 
¶But is prophan'd,_if not liues in disgrace. 
1900Therefore my Mistersse eyes are Rauen blacke, 
¶Her eyes so suted,_and they mourners seeme, 
¶At such who not borne faire no beauty lack, 
¶Slandring Creation with a false esteeme, 
¶_Yet so they mourne becomming of their woe, 
1905That euery toung saies beauty should looke so. 

¶I28
¶HOw oft when thou my musike musike playst, 
¶Vpon that blessed wood whose motion sounds 
¶With thy sweet fingers when thou gently swayst, 
1910The wiry concord that mine eare confounds, 
¶Do I enuie those Iackes that nimble leape, 
¶To kisse the tender inward of thy hand, 
¶Whilst my poore lips which should that haruest reape, 
¶At the woods bouldnes by thee blushing stand. 
1915To be so tikled they would change their state, 
¶And situation with those dancing chips, 
¶Ore whome their fingers walke with gentle gate, 
¶Making dead wood more blest then liuing lips, 
¶_Since sausie Iackes so happy are in this, 
1920Giue them their fingers,_me thy lips to kisse. 

¶I29
¶TH'expence of Spirit in a waste of shame 
¶Is lust in action,_and till action , lust 
¶Is periurd,_murdrous,_blouddy full of blame, 
1925Sauage,_extreame,_rude,_cruell,_not to trust, 
¶Inioyd no sooner but dispised straight, 
¶Past reason hunted, and no sooner had 
¶Past reason hated as a swollowed bayt, 
¶On purpose layd to make the taker mad. 
1930Made In pursut and in possession so, 
¶Had,_hauing,_and in quest,_to haue extreame, 
¶A blisse in proofe and proud and very wo, 
¶Before a ioy proposd behind a dreame, 
¶_All this the world well knowes yet none knowes well, 
1935_To shun the heauen that leads men to this hell. 

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