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Sonnet XXXII: The First Time
Sonnet XXXII: The First Time
The first time that the sun rose on thine oath
To love me, I looked forward to the moon
To slacken all those bonds w…
Sonnet XXXI: Thou Comest!
Sonnet XXXI: Thou Comest!
Thou comest! all is said without a word.
I sit beneath thy looks, as children do
In the noon-sun, with souls that tremb…
Sonnet XXX: I See Thine Image
Sonnet XXX: I See Thine Image
I see thine image through my tears to-night,
And yet to-day I saw thee smiling. How
Refer the cause?--Beloved, is i…
Sonnet XXVIII: My Letters
Sonnet XXVIII: My Letters
My letters-- all dead paper, mute and white!
And yet they seem alive and quivering
Against my tremulous hands which loo…
Sonnet XXVI: I Lived With Visions
Sonnet XXVI: I Lived With Visions
I lived with visions for my company
Instead of men and women, years ago,
And found them gentle mates, nor thoug…
Sonnet XXVII: My Dear Belovèd
Sonnet XXVII: My Dear Belovèd
My dear Belovèd, who hast lifted me
From this drear flat of earth where I was thrown,
And, in betwixt the languid r…
Sonnet XXIX: I Think of Thee
Sonnet XXIX: I Think of Thee
I think of thee!--my thoughts do twine and bud
About thee,as wild vines, about a tree,
Put out broad leaves, and soo…
Sonnet XXV: A Heavy Heart, Belovèd
Sonnet XXV: A Heavy Heart, Belovèd
A heavy heart, Belovèd, have I borne
From year to year until I saw thy face,
And sorrow after sorrow took the …
Sonnet XXIV: Let the World's Sharpness
Sonnet XXIV: Let the World's Sharpness
Let the world's sharpness like a clasping knife
Shut in upon itself and do no harm
In this close hand of L…
Sonnet XXIII: Is It Indeed So?
Sonnet XXIII: Is It Indeed So?
Is it indeed so? If I lay here dead,
Wouldst thou miss any life in losing mine?
And would the sun for thee more co…
Sonnet XXI: Say Over Again
Sonnet XXI: Say Over Again
Say over again, and yet once over again,
That thou dost love me. Though the word repeated
Should seem "a cuckoo-song,"…
Sonnet XXII: When Our Two Souls Stand Up
Sonnet XXII: When Our Two Souls Stand Up
When our two souls stand up erect and strong,
Face to face, silent, drawing nigh and nigher,
Until the l…
Sonnet XX: Belovèd, My Belovèd
Sonnet XX: Belovèd, My Belovèd
Belovèd, my Belovèd, when I think
That thou wast in the world a year ago,
What time I sat alone here in the snow <…
Sonnet XVIII: I Never Gave a Lock of Hair
Sonnet XVIII: I Never Gave a Lock of Hair
I never gave a lock of hair away
To a man, dearest, except this to thee,
Which now upon my fingers thou…
Sonnet XVI: And Yet, Because Thou
Sonnet XVI: And Yet, Because Thou
And yet, because thou overcomest so,
Because thou art more noble and like a king,
Thou canst prevail against my…
Sonnet XVII: My Poet, Thou Canst Touch
Sonnet XVII: My Poet, Thou Canst Touch
My poet, thou canst touch on all the notes
God set between his After and Before,
And strike up and strike …
Sonnet XLIV: Belovèd, Thou Hast Brought Me
Sonnet XLIV: Belovèd, Thou Hast Brought Me
Belovèd, thou hast brought me many flowers
Plucked in the garden, all the summer through
And winter, a…
Sonnet XV: Accuse Me Not
Sonnet XV: Accuse Me Not
Accuse me not, beseech thee, that I wear
Too calm and sad a face in front of thine;
For we two look two ways, and cannot…
Sonnet XLII: My Future
Sonnet XLII: My Future
My future will not copy fair my past -
I wrote that once; and thinking at my side
My ministering life-angel justified
Sonnet XLIII: How Do I Love Thee?
Sonnet XLIII: How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, w…
Sonnet XLI: I Thank All
Sonnet XLI: I Thank All
I thank all who have loved me in their hearts,
With thanks and love from mine. Deep thanks to all
Who paused a little nea…
Sonnet XL: Oh, Yes! They Love
Sonnet XL: Oh, Yes! They Love
Oh, yes! they love through all this world of ours!
I will not gainsay love, called love forsooth,
I have heard love…
Sonnet XIX: The Soul's Rialto
Sonnet XIX: The Soul's Rialto
The soul's Rialto hath its merchandise;
I barter curl for curl upon that mart,
And from my poet's forehead to my he…
Sonnet XIV: If Thou Must Love Me
Sonnet XIV: If Thou Must Love Me
If thou must love me, let it be for nought
Except for love's sake only. Do not say
"I love her for her smile--h…