Sonnet 34 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 34 by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 34

William Shakespeare * Track #34 On Sonnets

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Sonnet 34 by William Shakespeare

Release Date
Thu Jan 01 1609
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In this sonnet, the speaker uses the conceit of a stormy day to describe a wrong committed against him by the Fair Youth. In the sonnet sequence, numbers 33 to 36 are known as the “estrangement sonnets”, where the poet feels he has been wronged or mistreated in some way. This sonnet portrays the Ba...

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Sonnet 34 Annotated

Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day,
And make me travel forth without my cloak,
To let base clouds o'ertake me in my way,
Hiding thy bravery in their rotten smoke?
'Tis not enough that through the cloud thou break,
To dry the rain on my storm-beaten face,
For no man well of such a salve can speak,
That heals the wound, and cures not the disgrace:
Nor can thy shame give physic to my grief;
Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss:
The offender's sorrow lends but weak relief
To him that bears the strong offence's cross.
Ah! but those tears are pearl which thy love sheds,
And they are rich and ransom all ill deeds.

Sonnet 34 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 34's ?

Sonnet 34 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 34?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 34 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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