Sonnets from the Portuguese, XIII
And wilt thou have me fashion into speech
The love I bear thee, finding words enough,
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To the Virgins, Make Much of Time
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying,
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My Friend
My friend must be a bird
Because he flies.
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Lodged
The rain to the wind said,
"You push and I'll pelt."
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What If I Say
What if I say I shall not wait!
What if I burst the fleshly Gate-
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The Dream
Love, if I weep it will not matter,
And if you laugh I shall not care;
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The Rose of Sharon
I am the rose of Sharon,
and the lily of the valleys.
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For some we loved
For some we loved, the loveliest and the best
That from His vintage rolling Time hath pressed,
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I Gave Myself To Him
I gave myself to him
And took himself for pay.
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Untitled
There are little traits that keep me bound...
I think of nothing else save the bright face of my lady-
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