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William Shakespeare (1564–1616). The Oxford Shakespeare: Poems. 1914.
“Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art”
Sonnet CXXXI
| THOU art as tyrannous, so as thou art |
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| As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel; |
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| For well thou know’st to my dear doting heart |
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| Thou art the fairest and most precious jewel. |
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| Yet, in good faith, some say that thee behold, |
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| Thy face hath not the power to make love groan: |
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| To say they err I dare not be so bold, |
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| Although I swear it to myself alone. |
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| And to be sure that is not false I swear, |
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| A thousand groans, but thinking on thy face, |
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| One on another’s neck, do witness bear |
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| Thy black is fairest in my judgment’s place. |
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| In nothing art thou black save in thy deeds, |
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| And thence this slander, as I think, proceeds. |
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