In loving thee thou know'st I am forsworn...
Sonnet 152In loving thee thou know'st I am forsworn,
But thou art twice forsworn, to me love swearing, In act thy bed-vow broke and new faith torn, In vowing new hate after new love bearing. But why of two oaths' breach do I accuse thee, When I break twenty? I am perjured most; For all my vows are oaths but to misuse thee And all my honest faith in thee is lost, For I have sworn deep oaths of thy deep kindness, Oaths of thy love, thy truth, thy constancy, And, to enlighten thee, gave eyes to blindness, Or made them swear against the thing they see; For I have sworn thee fair; more perjured I, To swear against the truth so foul a lie! Listen to the recording!Free sample available for this sonnet! Click HERE
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You
know I’m breaking my promises by sleeping with you, but you’re breaking two:
your vows of fidelity and your promises to me! You reneged on your promises
almost as soon as they were made.
But why would I bother to number your two transgressions when actually I break twenty oaths. Everything I swore to you is a lie, and worthless. I’ve sworn you’re kind, and loving, and truthful, I’ve overlooked your ugliness and sworn you beautiful. They’re all falsehoods from the start.
But why would I bother to number your two transgressions when actually I break twenty oaths. Everything I swore to you is a lie, and worthless. I’ve sworn you’re kind, and loving, and truthful, I’ve overlooked your ugliness and sworn you beautiful. They’re all falsehoods from the start.