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Sonnet 1

January 31, 2013 By PoetryGirl

Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show, That she, dear she, might take some pleasure of my pain, Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain,— I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions . . .

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Filed Under: 1500's, Dating, Hard-to-Get (Coy Poems), Longing, Love Poems, Love Poetry, Renaissance Poetry, Sir Philip Sidney, Sonnets Tagged With: Astrophil and Stella, love poems, love poetry, Loving in Truth, Renaissance Poetry, Sir Philip Sidney, Sonnet 1

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