Sonnet 123 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 123 by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 123

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Sonnet 123 by William Shakespeare

Release Date
Thu Jan 01 1609
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Sonnet 123 in the 1609 Quarto,

It is generally agreed that this, like others in the sonnet sequence was written for a man. It belongs to the Fair Youth sequence of sonnets–numbers 1–126–which was dedicated to a “Mr. W.H.” Popular candidates for the identity of W.H. include Henry Wriothesley, 3rd E...

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Sonnet 123 Annotated

No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change:
Thy pyramids built up with newer might
To me are nothing novel, nothing strange;
They are but dressings of a former sight.
Our dates are brief, and therefore we admire
What thou dost foist upon us that is old;
And rather make them born to our desire
Than think that we before have heard them told.
Thy registers and thee I both defy,
Not wondering at the present nor the past,
For thy records and what we see doth lie,
Made more or less by thy continual haste.
This I do vow and this shall ever be;
I will be true despite thy scythe and thee.

Sonnet 123 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 123's ?

Sonnet 123 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 123?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 123 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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