Sonnet 20

11/11/2018 24 min
Sonnet 20

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Episode Synopsis

A woman's face with Nature's own hand painted Hast thou, the master mistress of my passion; A woman's gentle heart but not acquainted With shifting change as is false women's fashion; An eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling, Gilding the object whereupon it gazeth; A man in hue all hues in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth. And for a woman wert thou first created, Till Nature as she wrought thee fell a-doting, And by addition me of thee defeated, By adding one thing to my purpose nothing.     But since she prick'd thee out for women's pleasure,     Mine be thy love, and thy love's use their treasure.

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