Notes
2] tend: attend, wait upon.
shadows ... shade ... shadow: used quibblingly with the meanings of "silhouette" and "reflection," namely the reflection of the friend's substance.
5] counterfeit: likeness.
8] tires: attire.
9] foison: abundance, i.e., autumn.
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Original text: William Shakespeare, Shake-speares sonnets (London: G. Eld for T. T., 1609). STC 22353. Facs. edn.: London: J. Cape, 1925. PR 2750 B48 1609b ROBA.
First publication date:
1609
RPO poem editor: F. D. Hoeniger
RP edition: 3RP 1.140.
Recent editing: 2:2002/3/28
Form: sonnet
Rhyme: ababcdcdefefgg