Sonnet 26

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 26 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Fri Jan 01 1909

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William Shakespeare

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Sonnet 26 in the 1609 Quarto.

This is one of Shakespeare’s most admired sonnets. He addresses the ‘Lord of my love’, followed by the reference to “embassage”, to set up the dominant conceit; the poem as an offering to the Fair Youth in the form of a formal letter, as if written by an ambassador — t...

Sonnet 26 Annotated

Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage
Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit,
To thee I send this written embassage,
To witness duty, not to show my wit:
Duty so great, which wit so poor as mine
May make seem bare, in wanting words to show it,
But that I hope some good conceit of thine
In thy soul's thought, all naked, will bestow it:
Till whatsoever star that guides my moving,
Points on me graciously with fair aspect,
And puts apparel on my tottered loving,
To show me worthy of thy sweet respect:
Then may I dare to boast how I do love thee;
Till then, not show my head where thou mayst prove me.

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Who wrote Sonnet 26's ?

Sonnet 26 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 26?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 26 on Fri Jan 01 1909.

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