Love

Sonnet 136

by William Shakespeare 1564-1616

Love

If thy soul check thee that I come so near,
Swear to thy blind soul that I was thy 'Will',
And will, thy soul knows, is admitted there;
Thus far for love, my love-suit, sweet, fulfil.
'Will', will fulfil the treasure of thy love,
Ay, fill it full with wills, and my will one.
In things of great receipt with ease we prove
Among a number one is reckon'd none:
Then in the number let me pass untold,
Though in thy store's account I one must be;
For nothing hold me, so it please thee hold
That nothing me, a something sweet to thee:
Make but my name thy love, and love that still,
And then thou lov'st me for my name is 'Will.'

MLA

Shakespeare, William. “Sonnet 136.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/135/.

Chicago

Shakespeare, William. “Sonnet 136.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/135/.

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