William Shakespeare

Sonnets CXXIX: Th’ expense of spirit in a waste of shame

Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shameIs lust in action; and till action, lustIs perjur'd, murd'rous, bloody, full…

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Sonnets LX: Like as the waves make towards the pebbl’d shor

Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore,So do our minutes hasten to their end;Each changing place with that…

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Sonnets LXVI: Tir’d with all these, for restful death I cry

Tir'd with all these, for restful death I cry,As, to behold desert a beggar born,And needy nothing trimm'd in jollity,And…

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Sonnets XCIV: They that have power to hurt and will do none

They that have power to hurt and will do none,That do not do the thing they most do show,Who, moving…

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Sonnets XXIX: When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes

When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,I all alone beweep my outcast stateAnd trouble deaf heaven with my bootless…

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Sonnets XXX: When to the sessions of sweet silent thought

When to the sessions of sweet silent thoughtI summon up remembrance of things past,I sigh the lack of many a…

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Spring

When daisies pied, and violets blue,And lady-smocks all silver-white,And cuckoo-buds of yellow hueDo paint the meadows with delight,The cuckoo then,…

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The Passionate Pilgrim

The Passionate PilgrimStudy GuidesHamletJulius CaesarKing Henry IVKing LearMacbethMerchant of VeniceOthelloRomeo and JulietThe TempestTwelfth NightTriviaAuthorshipBard FactsBibliographyBiographyFAQFilmsGlobe TheatrePicturesQuizTimelineVisitor Survey Click here!WHEN my…

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The Quality of Mercy

The quality of mercy is not strain'd.It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath. It is twice…

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Under the Greenwood Tree

Under the greenwood treeWho loves to lie with me,And turn his merry noteUnto the sweet bird's throat,Come hither, come hither,…

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