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
  16. 43 — 45
  17. 46 — 48
  18. 49 — 51
  19. 52 — 54
  20. 55 — 57
  21. 58 — 60
  22. 61 — 63
  23. 64 — 66
  24. 67 — 69
  25. 70 — 72
  26. 73 — 75
  27. 76 — 78
  28. 79 — 81
  29. 82 — 84
  30. 85 — 87
  31. 88 — 90
  32. 91 — 93
  33. 94 — 96
  34. 97 — 99
  35. 100 — 102
  36. 103 — 105
  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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  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
  16. 16
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  53. 53
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  63. 63
  64. 64
  65. 65
  66. 66
  67. 67
  68. 68
  69. 69

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¶AGainst that time ( if euer that time come )
¶When I shall see thee frowne on my defects, 
¶When as thy loue hath cast his vtmost summe, 
¶Cauld to that audite by aduis'd respects, 
725Against that time when thou shalt strangely passe, 
¶And scarcely greete me with that sunne thine eye, 
¶When loue conuerted from the thing it was 
¶Shall reasons finde of setled grauitie. 
¶Against that time do I insconce me here 
730Within the knowledge of mine owne desart, 
¶And this my hand,_against my selfe vpreare, 
¶To guard the lawfull reasons on thy part, 
¶_To leaue poore me,_thou hast the strength of lawes, 
¶Since why to loue,_I can alledge no cause. 

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¶HOw heauie doe I iourney on the way, 
¶When what I seeke (my wearie trauels end)
¶Doth teach that ease and that repose to say 
¶Thus farre the miles are measurde from thy friend. 
740The beast that beares me,_tired with my woe, 
¶Plods duly on,_to beare that waight in me, 
¶As if by some instinct the wretch did know 
¶His rider lou'd not speed being made from thee: 
¶The bloody spurre cannot prouoke him on, 
745That some-times anger thrusts into his hide, 
¶Which heauily he answers with a grone, 
¶More sharpe to me then spurring to his side, 
¶_For that same grone doth put this in my mind, 
¶My greefe lies onward and my ioy behind. 

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¶THus can my loue excuse the slow offence, 
¶Of my dull bearer,_when from thee I speed, 
¶From where thou art,_why shoulld I hast me thence, 
¶Till I returne of posting is noe need. 
755O what excuse will my poore beast then find, 
¶When swift extremity can seeme but slow, 
¶Then should I spurre though mounted on the wind, 
¶In winged speed no motion shall I know, 
¶Then can no horse with my desire keepe pace, 
760Therefore desire(of perfects loue being made)
¶Shall naigh noe dull flesh in his fiery race, 
¶But loue,_for loue,_thus shall excuse my iade, 
¶_Since from thee going,_he went wilfull slow, 
¶Towards thee ile run,_and giue him leaue to goe. 

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