Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Sonnet 134: So, Now I Have Confessed That He Is Thine

So, now I have confessed that he is thine,And I my self am mortgaged to thy will,Myself I'll forfeit, so that other mineThou wilt restore to be my..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet C

Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 4: Unthrifty Loveliness, Why Dost Thou Spend

Unthrifty loveliness, why dost thou spendUpon thy self thy beauty's legacy?Nature's bequest gives nothing, but doth lend,And being frank she lends to..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 98: From You Have I Been Absent In The Spring

From you have I been absent in the spring,When proud-pied April, dressed in all his trim,Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing,That heavy Saturn..

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Sonnet Ci

O truant Muse, what shall be thy amendsFor thy neglect of truth in beauty dyed?Both truth and beauty on my love depends;So dost thou too, and therein..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 78: So Oft Have I Invoked Thee For My Muse

So oft have I invoked thee for my Muse,And found such fair assistance in my verseAs every alien pen hath got my use,And under thee their poesy..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 99: The Forward Violet Thus Did I Chide

The forward violet thus did I chide:"Sweet thief, whence didst thou steal thy sweet that smells,If not from my love's breath? The purple prideWhich..

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Sonnet Cii

My love is strengthen'd, though more weak in seeming;I love not less, though less the show appear:That love is merchandized whose rich esteemingThe..

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Sonnet 24: Mine Eye Hath Played The Painter And Hath Stelled

Mine eye hath played the painter and hath stelledThy beauty's form in table of my heart;My body is the frame wherein 'tis held,And perspective it is..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 33: Full Many A Glorious Morning Have I Seen

Full many a glorious morning have I seenFlatter the mountaintops with sovereign eye,Kissing with golden face the meadows green,Gilding pale streams..

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Sonnet 37: As A Decrepit Father Takes Delight

As a decrepit father takes delightTo see his active child do deeds of youth,So I, made lame by Fortune's dearest spite,Take all my comfort of thy..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 36: Let Me Confess That We Two Must Be Twain

Let me confess that we two must be twain,Although our undivided loves are one;So shall those blots that do with me remain,Without thy help, by me be..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 21: So Is It Not With Me As With That Muse

So is it not with me as with that muse,Stirred by a painted beauty to his verse,Who heaven it self for ornament doth useAnd every fair with his fair..

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Sonnet 145:

Those lips that Love's own hand did makeBreath'd forth the sound that said I hateTo me that languish'd for her sake:But when she saw my woeful..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 58: That God Forbid, That Made Me First Your Slave

That god forbid, that made me first your slave,I should in thought control your times of pleasure,Or at your hand th' account of hours to crave,Being..

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Sonnet 47: Betwixt Mine Eye And Heart A League Is Took

Betwixt mine eye and heart a league is took,And each doth good turns now unto the other,When that mine eye is famished for a look,Or heart in love..

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Sonnet 46: Mine Eye And Heart Are At A Mortal War

Mine eye and heart are at a mortal warHow to divide the conquest of thy sight;Mine eye my heart thy picture's sight would bar,My heart mine eye the..

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Sonnet Cxl

Be wise as thou art cruel; do not pressMy tongue-tied patience with too much disdain;Lest sorrow lend me words and words expressThe manner of my..

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Sonnet 35: No More Be Grieved At That Which Thou Hast Done

No more be grieved at that which thou hast done.Roses have thorns, and silver fountains mud,Clouds and eclipses stain both moon and sun,And loathsome..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 89: Say That Thou Didst Forsake Me For Some Fault

Say that thou didst forsake me for some fault,And I will comment upon that offence;Speak of my lameness, and I straight will halt,Against thy reasons..

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Sonnet 139: O, Call Not Me To Justify The Wrong

O, call not me to justify the wrongThat thy unkindness lays upon my heartWound me not with thine eye but with thy tongue;Use power with power, and..

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Sonnet 79: Whilst I Alone Did Call Upon Thy Aid

Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid,My verse alone had all thy gentle grace,But now my gracious numbers are decayed,And my sick Muse doth give an..

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Sonnet 137: Thou Blind Fool, Love, What Dost Thou To Mine Eyes

Thou blind fool, Love, what dost thou to mine eyesThat they behold and see not what they see?They know what beauty is, see where it lies,Yet what the..

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Sonnet 65: Since Brass, Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea

Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea,But sad mortality o'ersways their power,How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,Whose action..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 43: When Most I Wink, Then Do Mine Eyes Best See

When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see,For all the day they view things unrespected;But when I sleep, in dreams they look on thee,And darkly..

© William Shakespeare