William Shakespeare
1564-1616
Sonnet CXLIX
Canst thou,
O cruel! say I love thee not,
When I against myself
with thee partake?
Do I not think on
thee, when I forgot
Am of my self, all
tyrant, for thy sake?
Who hateth thee that
I do call my friend,
On whom frown'st thou
that I do fawn upon,
Nay, if thou lour'st
on me, do I not spend
Revenge upon myself
with present moan?
What merit do I in
my self respect,
That is so proud thy
service to despise,
When all my best doth
worship thy defect,
Commanded by the motion
of thine eyes?
But, love, hate on, for now I know thy mind,;
Those that can see thou lov'st, and I am blind.
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