by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
In faith I do not love thee with mine...
Language: English
In faith I do not love thee with mine eyes, For they in thee a thousand errors note; But 'tis my heart that loves what they despise, Who, in despite of view, is pleased to dote. Nor are mine ears with thy tongue's tune delighted; Nor tender feeling, to base touches prone, Nor taste, nor smell, desire to be invited To any sensual feast with thee alone: But my five wits nor my five senses can Dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee, Who leaves unsway'd the likeness of a man, Thy proud heart's slave and vassal wretch to be: Only my plague thus far I count my gain, That she that makes me sin awards me pain.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 141 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by David Passmore (b. 1954), "In faith I do not love thee with mine eyes" [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Seven Dark Lady Sonnets , no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Simpson (1820 - 1876), "Sonnet CXLI", 1866 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title, appears in Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 141, first published 1857
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 118