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COHere is my favourite sonnet of Shakespeare’s, Sonnet 27:
Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed,
The dear repose for limbs with travel tired;
But then begins a journey in my head,
To work my mind, when body’s work’s expired:
For then my thoughts, from far where I abide,
Intend a zealous pilgrimage to thee,
And keep my drooping eyelids open wide,
Looking on darkness which the blind do see:
Save that my soul’s imaginary sight
Presents thy shadow to my sightless view,
Which, like a jewel hung in ghastly night,
Makes black night beauteous and her old face new.
Lo! Thus, by day my limbs, by night my mind,
For thee and for myself no quiet find.
• Which is your favourite sonnet by Shakespeare, or by another poet?
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• In this clip, Shakespeare scholar, Sir Jonathan Bate, speaks on the enduring relevance and value of the sonnets of William Shakespeare.
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Clip is sourced from the YouTube channel, ‘Connell Guides’, under a video titled, “Sir Jonathan Bate on Poetry”.
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