Sonnet 122 |
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Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain |
–William Shakespeare |
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Sonnet 122 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and first published in 1609. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man. Although the relationship started exuberantly in Sonnet 18 - Shall I compare thee to a summer's day - by now it has given way to an almost defensive tone. The poet justifies giving away or losing a notebook ("tables") given him by the youth to record shared events by saying that his memories of them are stronger.
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External links[]
- Shakespeare's Sonnets - Sonnet CXXII.
- Shakespeare Online - Sonnet 122.
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