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William Shakespeare (1564–1616). The Oxford Shakespeare: Poems. 1914.
“So oft have I invok’d thee for my Muse”
Sonnet LXXVIII
SO oft have I invok’d thee for my Muse |
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And found such fair assistance in my verse |
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As every alien pen hath got my use |
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And under thee their poesy disperse. |
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Thine eyes, that taught the dumb on high to sing |
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And heavy ignorance aloft to fly, |
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Have added feathers to the learned’s wing |
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And given grace a double majesty. |
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Yet be most proud of that which I compile, |
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Whose influence is thine, and born of thee: |
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In others’ works thou dost but mend the style, |
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And arts with thy sweet graces graced be; |
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But thou art all my art, and dost advance |
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As high as learning my rude ignorance. |