Sonnet 27

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 27 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Thu Jan 01 1609

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William Shakespeare

About

Sonnet 27 in the 1609 Quarto.

This sonnet is about sleeplessness; the tired body kept awake by a restless, highly-charged mind. When Shakespeare tries to sleep he finds his thoughts drawn to the Fair Youth.

A similar theme of sleeplessness is explored again in Sonnet 43.

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Sonnet 27 Annotated

Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed,
The dear repose for limbs with travail tired;
But then begins a journey in my head
To work my mind, when body's work's expired:
For then my thoughts--from far where I abide--
Intend a zealous pilgrimage to thee,
And keep my drooping eyelids open wide,
Looking on darkness which the blind do see:
Save that my soul's imaginary sight
Presents thy shadow to my sightless view,
Which, like a jewel hung in ghastly night,
Makes black night beauteous, and her old face new.
Lo! thus, by day my limbs, by night my mind,
For thee, and for myself, no quiet find.

Sonnet 27 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 27's ?

Sonnet 27 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 27?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 27 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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