Sonnet 29: When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes
Sonnet 29: When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes
William Shakespeare
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When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
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I all alone beweep my outcast state,
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And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
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And look upon myself and curse my fate,
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Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
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Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,
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Desiring this man's art and that man's scope,
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With what I most enjoy contented least;
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Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
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Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
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Like to the lark at break of day arising
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From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;
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For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings
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That then I scorn to change my state with kings.
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William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
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