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TheSonnetBooklet

EdmundSpenser（?

1552–1599）,fromAmoretti（1595）

Sonnet68

MostgloriousLordoflyfethatonthisday8

Didstmakethytriumphoverdeathandsin:

Andhavingharrowdhell9didstbringaway

Captivitythencecaptiveustowin:

1

Thisjoyousday,deareLord,withjoybegin,

Andgrantthatweforwhomthoudiddestdye

Beingwiththydearebloodclenewashtfromsin,

Mayliveforeverinfelicity.

Andthatthyloveweweighingworthily,

Maylikewiselovetheeforthesameagaine:

2

Andforthysakethatalllykedeare3didstbuy,

Withlovemayoneanotherentertayne.

Soletuslove,dearelove,lykeasweought,

LoveisthelessonwhichtheLordustaught.4

8.Easter.

9.AreferencetotheapocryphalaccountofChrist'sdescentintohell,afterhisCrucifixion,torescuethecaptivesoulsofthejust.

1."Whenheascendeduponhigh,heledcaptivitycaptive"（Ephesians4.8）.

2.I.e.,grantalsothatwe,weighingthyloverightly,mightlovetheeinthesameway.

3.I.e.,atthesamecost.

4."Thisismycommandment,Thatyeloveoneanother,asIhavelovedyou"（John15.12）.

Sonnet75

OnedayIwrotehernameuponthestrand0,shore

Butcamethewavesandwasheditaway:

AgayneIwroteitwith0asecondhand0,for/time

Butcamethetyde,andmademypayneshispray0prey

Vayneman,saydshe,thatdoestinvaineassay0,attempt

Amortallthingsotoimmortalize,

ForImyselveshalllyketothisdecay,

Andeek0mynamebeewypedoutlykewize.also

Notso,（quod0I）letbaserthingsdevize0quoth/plan

Todyindust,butyoushalllivebyfame:

Myverseyourvertuesrareshalleternize,

Andinthehevenswryteyourgloriousname.

Wherewhenasdeathshallalltheworldsubdew,

Ourloveshalllive,andlaterliferenew.

SirPhilipSidney（1554–1586）,fromAstrophelandStella（1591）

31

Withhowsadsteps,OhMoon,thouclimb'sttheskies,

Howsilently,andwithhowwan0aface!

pale

Whatmayitbe,thateveninheav'nlyplace

Thatbusyarcher3hissharparrowstries?

Sure,ifthatlong-with-love-acquaintedeyes

Canjudgeoflove,thoufeel'stalover'scase;

Ireaditinthylooks:

thylanguishedgrace,

Tomethatfeelthelike,thystatedescries.0reveals

Thenevenoffellowship,OhMoon,tellme,

Isconstantlovedeemedtherebutwantofwit?

Arebeautiesthereasproudasheretheybe?

Dotheyabovelovetobeloved,andyet

Thoseloversscornwhomthatlovedothpossess?

Dotheycallvirtuethereungratefulness?

4

3.I.e.,Cupid.

4.I.e.,dotheygivethenameofvirtuetoungratefulness?

fromCertaineSonnets（1577–1581）

Leaveme,Olovewhichreachestbuttodust;

Andthou,mymind,aspiretohigherthings;

Growrichinthatwhichnevertakethrust,

Whateverfadesbutfadingpleasurebrings.

Drawinthybeams,andhumbleallthymight

Tothatsweetyokewherelastingfreedomsbe;

Whichbreaksthecloudsandopensforththelight,

Thatdothbothshineandgiveussighttosee.

Otakefasthold; letthatlightbethyguide

Inthissmallcoursewhichbirthdrawsouttodeath,

Andthinkhowevilbecomethhimtoslide,

Whoseekethheav'n,andcomesofheav'nlybreath.

    Thenfarewell,world; thyuttermostIsee;

    EternalLove,maintainthylifeinme.

Splendidislongumvalediconugis.

[Ibidalongfarewelltoallthatbrightnothingness] 

WilliamShakespeare（1564–1616）,fromSonnets（1609）

18

ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?

Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate:

RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,

Andsummer'slease0hathalltooshortadate;allotedtime

Sometimestoohottheeyeofheavenshines,

Andoftenishisgoldcomplexiondimmed;

Andeveryfair0fromfairsometimesdeclines,beauty

Bychanceornature'schangingcourseuntrimmed;8

Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade,

Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow'st;9

Norshalldeathbragthouwand'restinhisshade,

WhenineternallinestoTimethougrow'st:

1

Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,

Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.

8.Divestedofitsbeauty.

9.Own,withaplayonowe.

1.I.e.,whenyouaregraftedtoTimeinthis

immortalpoetry.

129

Th'expenseofspiritinawasteofshame

Islustinaction;7andtillaction,lust

Isperjured,murderous,bloody,fullofblame,

Savage,extreme,rude,0cruel,nottotrust;brutal

Enjoyednosoonerbutdespisedstraight:

Pastreasonhunted;andnosoonerhad,

Pastreasonhated,asaswallowedbait,

Onpurposelaidtomakethetakermad:

Madinpursuit,andinpossessionso;

Had,having,andinquesttohave,extreme;

Ablissinproof,0andproved,averywoe;theexperience

Before,ajoyproposed;behind,adream.

Allthistheworldwellknows;yetnoneknowswell

Toshuntheheaventhatleadsmentothishell.

7.I.e.,lust,whenputintoaction,isanexpenditureof"spirit"（life,vigor,alsosemen）inawaste（desert,withaplayonthecrotch,or"waist,"ofshame）.

130

Mymistress'eyesarenothinglikethesun;

Coralisfarmoreredthanherlips'red;

Ifsnowbewhite,whythenherbreastsaredun;0dullgrayishbrown

Ifhairsbewires,blackwiresgrowonherhead.

5Ihaveseenrosesdamasked,0redandwhite,variegated

ButnosuchrosesseeIinhercheeks;

Andinsomeperfumesistheremoredelight

Thaninthebreaththatfrommymistressreeks.

Ilovetohearherspeak,yetwellIknow

Thatmusichathafarmorepleasingsound;

IgrantIneversawagoddessgo;°walk

Mymistress,whenshewalks,treadsontheground.

Andyet,byheaven,Ithinkmyloveasrare

Asanyshe°beliedwithfalsecompare.woman

JohnDonne（1572–1631）,fromHolySonnets

7

Attheroundearth'simaginedcorners,blow

Yourtrumpets,angels;5andarise,arise

Fromdeath,younumberlessinfinities

Ofsouls,andtoyourscatteredbodiesgo;

Allwhomtheflooddid,andfireshall,6o'erthrow,

Allwhomwar,dearth,0age,agues,0tyrannies,famine/fevers

Despair,law,chance,hathslain,andyouwhoseeyes

ShallbeholdGod,andnevertastedeath'swoe.7

Butletthemsleep,Lord,andmemournaspace;

For,ifaboveallthese,mysinsabound,

Tislatetoaskabundanceofthygrace

Whenwearethere.Hereonthislowlyground,

Teachmehowtorepent;forthat'sasgood

Asifthou'hadstsealedmypardonwiththyblood.

（1633）

5.ThefirsteightlinesofthepoemrecounttheeventsoftheendoftheworldandtheSecondComingofChrist;DonnealludesspecificallytoRevelation7.1:

"Isawfourangelsstandingonthefourcornersoftheearth,holdingthefourwindsoftheearth."

6.Seenote3,p.319.[Attheendoftheworld,"theelementsshallmeltwithferventheat,theearthalsoandtheworksthatarethereinshallbeburnedup"（2Peter3.10）.]

7."ButItellyouofatruth,therebesomestandinghere,whichshallnottasteofdeath,tilltheyseethekingdomofGod"（Christ'swordstohisdisciples,Luke9.27）.Accordingto1Thessalonians4.17,believerswhoarealiveatthetimeofChrist'sSecondComingwillnotdiebutwillbetakendirectlytoheaven.

10

Death,benotproud,thoughsomehavecalledthee

Mightyanddreadful,forthouarenotso;

Forthosewhomthouthink'stthoudostoverthrow

Dienot,poorDeath,noryetcanstthoukillme.

Fromrestandsleep,whichbutthypicturesbe,

Muchpleasure;thenfromtheemuchmoremustflow,

Andsoonestourbestmenwiththeedogo,

Restof°theirbones,andsoul'sdelivery.for

Thou'artslavetofate,chance,kings,anddesperatemen,

Anddostwithpoison,war,andsicknessdwell,

Andpoppy'or0charmscanmakeussleepaswellopiumor

Andbetterthanthystroke;whyswell'st0thouthen?

puffwithpride

Oneshortsleeppast,wewakeeternally,

Anddeathshallbenomore;Death,thoushaltdie.2

（1633）

2.Cf.Corinthians15.26:

"Thelastenemythatshallbedestroyedisdeath."

14

Battermyheart,three-personedGod;3forYou

Asyetbutknock,breathe,shine,andseektomend;

ThatImayriseandstand,o'erthrowme,'andbend

Yourforcetobreak,blow,burn,andmakemenew.

I,likeanusurpedtown,to'anotherdue,

Laborto'admitYou,butO,tonoend;

Reason,Yourviceroy4inme,meshoulddefend,

Butiscaptived,andprovesweakoruntrue.

Yetdearly!

loveyou,'andwouldbelovedfain,0gladly

Butambetrotheduntoyourenemy.

Divorceme,untieorbreakthatknotagain;

Takemetoyou,imprisonme,forI,

Exceptyou'enthrall5me,nevershallbefree,

Noreverchaste,exceptyouravishme.

（1633）

3.TheTrinity:

Father,Son,andHolySpirit.

4.Onewhoactsinthenameandbytheauthority

ofthesupremeruler.

5.Unlessyoumakeaprisonerof.

GeorgeHerbert（1595–1633）[Twosonnetssenttohismother（1610）]

I

MyGod,whereisthatancientheattowardsthee,

Wherewithwholeshoalsofmartyrsoncedidburn,

Besidestheirotherflames?

Dothpoetry

WearVenus'livery?

onlyserveherturn?

Whyarenotsonnetsmadeofthee?

andlays

Uponthinealtarburnt?

Cannotthylove

Heightenaspirittosoundoutthypraise

Aswellasanyshe?

CannotthyDove

OutstriptheirCupideasilyinflight?

Or,sincethywaysaredeep,andstillthefame,

Willnotaverserunsmooththatbearsthyname!

Whydoththatfire,whichbythypowerandmight

Eachbreastdoesfeel,nobraverfuelchoose

Thanthat,whichoneday,wormsmaychancerefuse.

II

SureLord,thereisenoughintheetodry

Oceansofink;for,astheDelugedid

Covertheearth,sodoththyMajesty:

Eachclouddistillsthypraise,anddothforbid

Poetstoturnittoanotheruse.

Rosesandliliesspeakthee;andtomake

Apairofcheeksofthem,isthyabuse

WhyshouldIwomen'seyesforcrystaltake?

Suchpoorinventionburnsintheirlowmind

Whosefireiswild,