Sonnet 131

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Album Sonnets

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 131 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Thu Jan 01 1609

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William Shakespeare

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Sonnet 131 in the 1609 Quarto.
This continues the sequence of sonnets dedicated by Shakespeare to his “"Dark Lady”. The Fair Youth is no longer the subject and the woman is now central. Her identity is unknown and, as with the boy, it is a matter of academic debate as to whether she is fictional or...

Sonnet 131 Annotated

Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art,
As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel;
For well thou know'st to my dear doting heart
Thou art the fairest and most precious jewel.
Yet, in good faith, some say that thee behold,
Thy face hath not the power to make love groan;
To say they err I dare not be so bold,
Although I swear it to myself alone.
And to be sure that is not false I swear,
A thousand groans, but thinking on thy face,
One on another's neck, do witness bear
Thy black is fairest in my judgment's place.
In nothing art thou black save in thy deeds,
And thence this slander, as I think, proceeds.

Sonnet 131 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 131's ?

Sonnet 131 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 131?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 131 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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