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Sonnet 129: Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame by William Shakespeare
Th’ expense of spirit in a waste of shame
Is lust in action; and, till action, lust
Is perjured, m..
Sonnet 128: How oft, when thou, my music, music play'st by William Shakespeare
How oft, when thou, my music, music play’st,
Upon that blessèd wood whose motion sounds
With thy s..
Sonnet 127: In the old age black was not counted fair by William Shakespeare
In the old age black was not counted fair,
Or if it were, it bore not beauty’s name;
But now is bl..
Sonnet 126: O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power by William Shakespeare
O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power
Dost hold Time’s fickle glass his fickle hour;
Who hast by..
Sonnet 125: Were't aught to me I bore the canopy by William Shakespeare
Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy,
With my extern the outward honouring,
Or laid great bases fo..
Sonnet 124: If my dear love were but the child of state by William Shakespeare
If my dear love were but the child of state,
It might for Fortune’s bastard be unfathered,
As subj..
Sonnet 123: No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change by William Shakespeare
No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change.
Thy pyramids built up with newer might
To me are..
Sonnet 122: Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain by William Shakespeare
Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain
Full charactered with lasting memory,
Which shall above..
Sonnet 121: Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed by William Shakespeare
’Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed
When not to be receives reproach of being,
And the just..
Sonnet 120: That you were once unkind befriends me now by William Shakespeare
That you were once unkind befriends me now,
And for that sorrow, which I then did feel,
Needs must..
Sonnet 12: When I do count the clock that tells the time by William Shakespeare
When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;
When I..
Sonnet 119: What potions have I drunk of Siren tears by William Shakespeare
What potions have I drunk of Siren tears,
Distilled from limbecks foul as hell within,
Applying fe..
Sonnet 118: Like as to make our appetite more keen by William Shakespeare
Like as to make our appetite more keen
With eager compounds we our palate urge,
As to prevent our..
Sonnet 117: Accuse me thus: that I have scanted all by William Shakespeare
Accuse me thus: that I have scanted all
Wherein I should your great deserts repay,
Forgot upon you..
Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds by William Shakespeare
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it..
Sonnet 115: Those lines that I before have writ do lie by William Shakespeare
Those lines that I before have writ do lie,
Even those that said I could not love you dearer;
Yet..
Sonnet 114: Or whether doth my mind, being crowned with you by William Shakespeare
Or whether doth my mind, being crowned with you,
Drink up the monarch’s plague, this flattery?
Or..
Sonnet 113: Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind by William Shakespeare
Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind,
And that which governs me to go about
Doth part his func..
Sonnet 112: Your love and pity doth th' impression fill by William Shakespeare
Your love and pity doth th’ impression fill
Which vulgar scandal stamped upon my brow;
For what ca..
Sonnet 111: O, for my sake do you with Fortune chide by William Shakespeare
O, for my sake do you with Fortune chide,
The guilty goddess of my harmful deeds,
That did not bet..
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