Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Sonnet 58: That God Forbid, That Made Me First Your Slave

That god forbid, that made me first your slave,I should in thought control your times of pleasure,Or at your hand th' account of hours to crave,Being..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 47: Betwixt Mine Eye And Heart A League Is Took

Betwixt mine eye and heart a league is took,And each doth good turns now unto the other,When that mine eye is famished for a look,Or heart in love..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 46: Mine Eye And Heart Are At A Mortal War

Mine eye and heart are at a mortal warHow to divide the conquest of thy sight;Mine eye my heart thy picture's sight would bar,My heart mine eye the..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet Cxl

Be wise as thou art cruel; do not pressMy tongue-tied patience with too much disdain;Lest sorrow lend me words and words expressThe manner of my..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 35: No More Be Grieved At That Which Thou Hast Done

No more be grieved at that which thou hast done.Roses have thorns, and silver fountains mud,Clouds and eclipses stain both moon and sun,And loathsome..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 89: Say That Thou Didst Forsake Me For Some Fault

Say that thou didst forsake me for some fault,And I will comment upon that offence;Speak of my lameness, and I straight will halt,Against thy reasons..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 139: O, Call Not Me To Justify The Wrong

O, call not me to justify the wrongThat thy unkindness lays upon my heartWound me not with thine eye but with thy tongue;Use power with power, and..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 79: Whilst I Alone Did Call Upon Thy Aid

Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid,My verse alone had all thy gentle grace,But now my gracious numbers are decayed,And my sick Muse doth give an..

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Sonnet 137: Thou Blind Fool, Love, What Dost Thou To Mine Eyes

Thou blind fool, Love, what dost thou to mine eyesThat they behold and see not what they see?They know what beauty is, see where it lies,Yet what the..

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Sonnet 65: Since Brass, Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea

Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea,But sad mortality o'ersways their power,How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,Whose action..

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Sonnet 43: When Most I Wink, Then Do Mine Eyes Best See

When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see,For all the day they view things unrespected;But when I sleep, in dreams they look on thee,And darkly..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 88: When Thou Shalt Be Disposed To Set Me Light

When thou shalt be disposed to set me lightAnd place my merit in the eye of scorn,Upon thy side, against myself I'll fight,And prove thee virtuous..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 125: Were'T Aught To Me I Bore The Canopy

Were't aught to me I bore the canopy,With my extern the outward honouring,Or laid great bases for eternity,Which proves more short than waste or..

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Sonnet 64: When I Have Seen By Time's Fell Hand Defaced

When I have seen by Time's fell hand defacedThe rich-proud cost of outworn buried age;When sometime lofty towers I see down-razedAnd brass eternal..

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Sonnet 136: If Thy Soul Check Thee That I Come So Near

If thy soul check thee that I come so near,Swear to thy blind soul that I was thy Will,And will thy soul knows is admitted there;Thus far for love..

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Sonnet 97: How Like A Winter Hath My Absence Been

How like a winter hath my absence beenFrom thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!What old..

© William Shakespeare

Twelve O'Clock - Fairy Time

Through the house give glimmering lightBy the dead and drowsy fire;Every elf and fairy spritehop as light as bird from brier.Now, until the break of..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet Xviii: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath..

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Sonnet 96: Some Say Thy Fault Is Youth, Some Wantonness

Some say thy fault is youth, some wantonness;Some say thy grace is youth and gentle sport;Both grace and faults are loved of more and less;Thou..

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Sonnet 55: Not Marble, Nor The Gilded Monuments

Not marble, nor the gilded monumentsOf princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme,But you shall shine more bright in these contentsThan unswept stone..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 14: Not From The Stars Do I My Judgement Pluck

Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck,And yet methinks I have astronomy—But not to tell of good or evil luck,Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons'..

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Sonnet 131: Thou Art As Tyrannous, So As Thou Art

Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art,As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel;For well thou know'st to my dear doting heartThou art the..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 154: The Little Love-God Lying Once Asleep

The little love god lying once asleepLaid by his side his heart-inflaming brand,Whilst many nymphs that vowed chaste life to keepCame tripping by;..

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Sonnet 16: But Wherefore Do Not You A Mightier Way

But wherefore do not you a mightier wayMake war upon this bloody tyrant, Time,And fortify your self in your decayWith means more blessèd than my..

© William Shakespeare

Sonnet 41: Those Pretty Wrongs That Liberty Commits

Those pretty wrongs that liberty commitsWhen I am sometime absent from thy heart,Thy beauty and thy years full well befits,For still temptation..

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