#sonnet 25

[alliwanttodoiscollectpoetry]

William Shakespeare- Sonnet XXV

[p-isforpoetry]

Sonnet 25 by William Shakespeare (read by Alfred Molina)

Let those who are in favour with their stars Of public honour and proud titles boast, Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars, Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most.

Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread But as the marigold at the sun's eye, And in themselves their pride lies buried, For at a frown they in their glory die.

The painful warrior famoused for fight, After a thousand victories once foil'd, Is from the book of honour razed quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd:

   Then happy I, that love and am beloved    Where I may not remove nor be removed.

Source: The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets

[p-isforpoetry]

Sonnet 25 by William Shakespeare (read by Sir Patrick Stewart)

Let those who are in favour with their stars Of public honour and proud titles boast, Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars, Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most.

Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread But as the marigold at the sun's eye, And in themselves their pride lies buried, For at a frown they in their glory die.

The painful warrior famoused for fight, After a thousand victories once foil'd, Is from the book of honour razed quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd:

   Then happy I, that love and am beloved    Where I may not remove nor be removed.

[p-isforpoetry]

Sonnet 25 by William Shakespeare (read by Simon Callow)

Let those who are in favour with their stars Of public honour and proud titles boast, Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars, Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most.

Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread But as the marigold at the sun's eye, And in themselves their pride lies buried, For at a frown they in their glory die.

The painful warrior famoused for fight, After a thousand victories once foil'd, Is from the book of honour razed quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd:

Then happy I, that love and am beloved Where I may not remove nor be removed.

Source: William Shakespeare - Sonnets - Simon Callow

[bwthornton]

#Shakespeare #Sonnet25 #Poetry Sonnet 25: Let those who are in favour with their stars by William Shakespeare

[chrobrysherald]

#TheYearOfShakespeare: Sonnet XXV

Sonnet XXV

Let those who are in favour with their stars Of public honour and proud titles boast, Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most. Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread But as the marigold at the sun's eye, And in themselves their pride lies buried, For at a frown they in their glory die. The painful warrior famoused for fight, After a thousand victories once foiled, Is from the book of honour razed quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toiled:   Then happy I, that love and am beloved,     Where I may not remove nor be removed.

The poet reflects on the vagaries of fortune, and how those who enjoy high estate and public favour are at the mercy of the power of princes. Even the most famous warriors and leaders can suddenly fall into disfavour, especially if fortune turns against them, for then all their former victories are forgotten, and spiteful oblivion erases their name from the roll of honour.

But, says the poet, my condition is much more blessed, for I live in the heart of my beloved, and I cannot be moved from that seat, nor he from me.

One of the interests of this sonnet is that the mention of the warrior famoused for fight in l.9 might be linked to a historical person, such as Sir Francis Drake d.1596, the Earl of Essex (beheaded 1601), Sir Walter Raleigh, (in disgrace c. 1602), the Earl of Southampton (imprisoned in 1601 for his part in the Essex rebellion). But as there are so many potential candidates, the greater probability is that it is a general reference based on stories from North's Plutarch, or from Homer, where the mythical thousand victories might be more plausible.

[nsmurty]

సానెట్ 25... షేక్స్పియర్

సానెట్ 25… షేక్స్పియర్

గ్రహాలు అనుకూలంగా ఉన్న అదృష్టవంతుల్ని వాళ్ళు పొందే సమ్మానాలకీ, బిరుదులకీ గర్వపడనీ, అటువంటి అదృష్టానికి నోచుకోని నాలాంటి వాడు అటువంటి వాటి సత్కారాలలో ఆనందాన్ని వెతుక్కోలేడు. రాకుమారుల అనుగ్రహానికి పాత్రులైనవారు సూర్యముఖిలా తమ సర్వశక్తులూ వాళ్లకే అంకితం చేసి బ్రతుకుతారు; దానితోపాటే వాళ్ల అహంకూడా సమాధిచేసుకుంటారు, వాళ్ళు కన్నెర్ర చేస్తే తమ గొప్పదనం మటుమాయం కదా మరి. పాపం ఎన్ని వేలసార్లు విజయాన్ని…

View On WordPress

[voicesbyelizabeth]

99 Cents for One More Day!

LAST DAY! Don’t miss your chance to buy the Perchance to Dream ebook for a reduced price of $0.99! (Four dollars off the regular price!) Read it on your kindles, computers, and smart phones with the Kindle App!

And don’t forget to enter the Goodreads Giveaway for a chance to win a free copy of the paperback! The Giveaway ends October 3rd!