Beautiful
Nor did I wonder at the lily’s white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;
They were but sweet, but figures of delight,
Drawn after you, you pattern of all those.
–Sonnet XCVIII (98)
Category: Romantic
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May 3
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April 4
Redemption
My vow was earthly, thou a heavenly love;
Thy grace being gain’d cures all disgrace in me.–The Passionate Pilgrim
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March 27
Pride and All
I love thee so, that maugre all thy pride,
Nor wit nor reason can my passion hide.–Twelfth Night,
Act III, Scene i -
March 25
Aspire
Till whatsoever star that guides my moving
Points on me graciously with fair aspect
And puts apparel on my tatter’d loving,
To show me worthy of thy sweet respect:
Then may I dare to boast how I do love thee.–Sonnet XXVI (26)
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March 15
In Your Eyes
But from thine eyes my knowledge I derive,
And, constant stars, in them I read such art
As truth and beauty shall together thrive.—Sonnet XIV (14)
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March 13
Reflection
I do protest I never loved myself
Till now infixed I beheld myself
Drawn in the flattering table of her eye.–King John,
Act II, Scene i -
March 12
Deep as the Sea
O… that thou didst
know how many fathom deep I am in love!
But it cannot be sounded;
my affection hath an unknown bottom.—As You Like It,
Act IV, Scene i