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Notes
2] That] So that.
3] riper] the older, more mature one.
4] His] Shakespeare writes to a male.
5] contracted] betrothed; reduced in size.
6] self-substantial] "Derived from one's own substance" (OED; only citation).
11] buriest] bisyllabic, elided.
12] niggarding] hoarding.
14] To eat what the grave owes the world (your body) and what you owe the world (your children).
Online text copyright © 2012, Ian Lancashire (the Department of English) and the University of Toronto.
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Original text: SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS (London: G. Eld for T. T. and sold by William Aspley, 1609): b1r.
First publication date:
1609
RPO poem editor: Ian Lancashire
RP edition: 2008
Recent editing: 1:2008/8/21*1:2008/8/21*1:2008/8/21
Form: sonnet
Rhyme: ababcdcdefefgg