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Sonnet 134: So, now I have confess'd that he is thine

by William Shakespeare

So, now I have confess'd that he is thine,

And I my self am mortgag'd to thy will,

Myself I'll forfeit, so that other mine

Thou wilt restore to be my comfort still:

But thou wilt not, nor he will not be free,

For thou art covetous, and he is kind;

He learn'd but surety-like to write for me,

Under that bond that him as fast doth bind.

The statute of thy beauty thou wilt take,

Thou usurer, that putt'st forth all to use,

And sue a friend came debtor for my sake;

So him I lose through my unkind abuse.

Him have I lost; thou hast both him and me:

He pays the whole, and yet am I not free.

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Poem
Sonnet 134: So, now I have confess'd that he is thine
Poet
William Shakespeare
Length
14 lines
Form
Sonnet
Themes
Friendship

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Shape
14 lines · one 14-line stanza
End rhyme
ABCBDEDEFGFGDD.
Line length
Mostly 10-syllable lines (pentameter length).

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William Shakespeare1564–1616
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PoetryDBSonnet 134: So, now I have confess'd that he is thine by william-shakespeare, PoetryDB transcription
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