Love

Sonnet 91

by William Shakespeare 1564-1616

Love

Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments though new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:
But these particulars are not my measure,
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' costs,
Of more delight than hawks and horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take
All this away, and me most wretched make.

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Shakespeare, William. “Sonnet 91.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/90/.

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Shakespeare, William. “Sonnet 91.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/90/.

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