Sonnet 53

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Album Sonnets

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 53 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Thu Jan 01 1609

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William Shakespeare

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The text of Sonnet 53 from the 1609 Quarto.

Sonnet 53 is one of the “Fair Youth” sequence of sonnets, (from 1 to 123) in praise of the beautiful young man loved by Shakespeare.

In this sonnet the Bard explores themes of male and female beauty, in a way that compares to Sonnet 20.

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Sonnet 53 Annotated

What is your substance, whereof are you made,
That millions of strange shadows on you tend?
Since every one hath, every one, one shade,
And you but one, can every shadow lend.
Describe Adonis, and the counterfeit
Is poorly imitated after you;
On Helen's cheek all art of beauty set,
And you in Grecian tires are painted new:
Speak of the spring, and foison of the year,
The one doth shadow of your beauty show,
The other as your bounty doth appear;
And you in every blessed shape we know.
In all external grace you have some part,
But you like none, none you, for constant heart.

Sonnet 53 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 53's ?

Sonnet 53 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 53?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 53 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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