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02-06-2009, 03:10 AM
Sonnet #131
CXXXI.br /br /Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art,br /As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel;br /For well thou know'st to my dear doting heartbr /Thou art the fairest and most precious jewel.br /Yet, in good faith, some say that thee beholdbr /Thy face hath not the power to make love groan:br /To say they err I dare not be so bold,br /Although I swear it to myself alone.br /And, to be sure that is not false I swear,br /A thousand groans, but thinking on thy face,br /One on another's neck, do witness bearbr /Thy black is fairest in my judgment's place.br /In nothing art thou black save in thy deeds,br /And thence this slander, as I think, proceeds.
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CXXXI.br /br /Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art,br /As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel;br /For well thou know'st to my dear doting heartbr /Thou art the fairest and most precious jewel.br /Yet, in good faith, some say that thee beholdbr /Thy face hath not the power to make love groan:br /To say they err I dare not be so bold,br /Although I swear it to myself alone.br /And, to be sure that is not false I swear,br /A thousand groans, but thinking on thy face,br /One on another's neck, do witness bearbr /Thy black is fairest in my judgment's place.br /In nothing art thou black save in thy deeds,br /And thence this slander, as I think, proceeds.
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