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William Shakespeare - Sonnet VIII

March 30th 2008 05:00

Sonnets of William Shakespeare

Sonnet 8

VIII.

Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly?
Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy.
Why lovest thou that which thou receivest not gladly,
Or else receivest with pleasure thine annoy?

If the true concord of well-tuned sounds,
By unions married, do offend thine ear,
They do but sweetly chide thee, who confounds
In singleness the parts that thou shouldst bear.
Mark how one string, sweet husband to another,
Strikes each in each by mutual ordering,
Resembling sire and child and happy mother
Who all in one, one pleasing note do sing:
Whose speechless song, being many, seeming one,
Sings this to thee: 'thou single wilt prove none.'

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Comment by tlcorbin

March 30th 2008 14:05

That Shakespeare could really turn a phrase katyzzz, good stuff. Raven

Comment by katyzzz

March 30th 2008 20:47

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I believe he's quite famous, Raven.

Comment by tlcorbin

March 30th 2008 21:03

Really? Wow, who knew? hahaha, I wrote a post about a lady, now nearly 90, who it turns out is a poet of some renown. You may find her interesting katyzzz. Raven

Comment by katyzzz

March 30th 2008 21:12

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Are you suggesting "was Shakespeare a woman?"

Comment by tlcorbin

March 30th 2008 23:00

Those Shakespearean costumes are pretty frilly katyzzz, and some of that hand waving and posturing looks pretty foo foo to me. Raven

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March 30th 2008 23:44

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I'll look out for the movie then, I'm into bucks.

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