Sonnet 32

William Shakespeare * Track #32 On Sonnets

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Album Sonnets

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 32 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Thu Jan 01 1609

Performed by

William Shakespeare

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The speaker advises the fair youth and the reader how to read the sonnet sequence; instead of reading it for the quality of its craft, the speaker would prefer it be read for its depth of love.

The tone is sad, focused as it is on “Death” and the Bard’s low opinion of his poetic ability, as evidenc...

Sonnet 32 Annotated

If thou survive my well-contented day,
When that churl Death my bones with dust shall cover
And shalt by fortune once more re-survey
These poor rude lines of thy deceased lover,
Compare them with the bett'ring of the time,
And though they be outstripped by every pen,
Reserve them for my love, not for their rhyme,
Exceeded by the height of happier men.
O! then vouchsafe me but this loving thought:
'Had my friend's Muse grown with this growing age,
A dearer birth than this his love had brought,
To march in ranks of better equipage:
But since he died and poets better prove,
Theirs for their style I'll read, his for his love'.

Sonnet 32 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 32's ?

Sonnet 32 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 32?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 32 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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