Sonnet 103

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Album Sonnets

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 103 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Thu Jan 01 1609

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William Shakespeare

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Text of Sonnet 103 from the 1609 Quarto.

Sonnet 103 is part of the “Fair Youth” sequence, dedicated to the beautiful young man that the poet loves. His identity is unknown to this day, although various possibilities have been speculated.

In this sonnet the poet claims that he has failed to do th...

Sonnet 103 Annotated

Alack! what poverty my Muse brings forth,
That having such a scope to show her pride,
The argument all bare is of more worth
Than when it hath my added praise beside!
O! blame me not, if I no more can write!
Look in your glass, and there appears a face
That over-goes my blunt invention quite,
Dulling my lines, and doing me disgrace.
Were it not sinful then, striving to mend,
To mar the subject that before was well?
For to no other pass my verses tend
Than of your graces and your gifts to tell;
And more, much more, than in my verse can sit,
Your own glass shows you when you look in it.

Sonnet 103 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 103's ?

Sonnet 103 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 103?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 103 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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