Sonnet 125 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 125 by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 125

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Sonnet 125 by William Shakespeare

Release Date
Thu Jan 01 1609
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Text from Sonnett 125 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 Wriothe...

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Sonnet 125 Annotated

Were't aught to me I bore the canopy,
With my extern the outward honouring,
Or laid great bases for eternity,
Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour
Lose all and more by paying too much rent
For compound sweet, forgoing simple savour,
Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?
No; let me be obsequious in thy heart,
And take thou my oblation, poor but free,
Which is not mixed with seconds, knows no art,
But mutual render, only me for thee.
Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul
When most impeached stands least in thy control.

Sonnet 125 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 125's ?

Sonnet 125 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 125?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 125 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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