Sonnet 42

William Shakespeare * Track #42 On Sonnets

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Album Sonnets

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 42 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Thu Jan 01 1609

Performed by

William Shakespeare

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This sonnet focuses and sheds more light on the complex love triangle between the Bard, his female lover, and the young man who is probably the Fair Youth. This is explored in Sonnets 40 and 41.

The sonnet begins with the speaker lamenting the loss of his lady and, though he loved her, then proceed...

Sonnet 42 Annotated

That thou hast her it is not all my grief,
And yet it may be said I loved her dearly;
That she hath thee is of my wailing chief,
A loss in love that touches me more nearly.
Loving offenders thus I will excuse ye:
Thou dost love her, because thou know'st I love her;
And for my sake even so doth she abuse me,
Suffering my friend for my sake to approve her.
If I lose thee, my loss is my love's gain,
And losing her, my friend hath found that loss;
Both find each other, and I lose both twain,
And both for my sake lay on me this cross:
But here's the joy; my friend and I are one;
Sweet flattery! then she loves but me alone.

Sonnet 42 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 42's ?

Sonnet 42 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 42?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 42 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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