Shakespeare's Sonnets Navigator | Summary of Sonnet 78 in the Table of Contents | Notes for Sonnet 78 |
1 So oft have I invok'd thee for my Muse 2 And found such fair assistance in my verse 3 As every alien pen hath got my use 4 And under thee their poesy disperse. 5 Thine eyes that taught the dumb on high to sing 6 And heavy ignorance aloft to fly, 7 Have added feathers to the learned's wing 8 And given grace a double majesty. 9 Yet be most proud of that which I compile, 10 Whose influence is thine and born of thee: 11 In others' works thou dost but mend the style, 12 And arts with thy sweet graces graced be; 13 But thou art all my art and dost advance 14 As high as learning my rude ignorance. |
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