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Accuse me thus: that I have scanted all,
Wherein I should your great deserts repay,
Forgot upon your dearest love to call,
Whereto all bonds do tie me day by day;
That I have frequent been with unknown minds,
And given to time your own dear-purchas'd right;
That I have hoisted sail to all the winds
Which should transport me farthest from your sight.
Book both my wilfulness and errors down,
And on just proof surmise, accumulate;
Bring me within the level of your frown,
But shoot not at me in your waken'd hate;
Since my appeal says I did strive to prove
The constancy and virtue of your love.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 110
Accusami, così, di avere lesinato nel ripagare, com’era giusto, ogni tuo grande merito, dimenticando di invocare il tuo carissimo amore, cui, giorno dopo giorno, resto sempre legato; frequentando, invece, sconosciute menti e sperperando il tuo diritto a caro prezzo acquistato; issando vele al soffio di tutti i venti per essere dal tuo sguardo allontanato; Registra la mia caparbietà e ogni mio errore e a ogni prova effettiva aggiungi congetture fammi bersaglio del tuo sguardo rabbioso, ma non odiarmi al punto di spararmi addosso. Perché la mia difesa afferma che ho agito solo per provare la costanza e la forza del tuo amore.
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-16
Line count: 14
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