Shakespeare's Sonnets: Who ever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will

Shakespeare's Sonnets: Who ever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will

Sonnet 135

1Who ever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will,
2And Will to boot, and Will in over-plus,
3More than enough am I that vex thee still,
4To thy sweet will making addition thus.
5Wilt thou whose will is large and spacious,
6Not once vouchsafe to hide my will in thine?
7Shall will in others seem right gracious
8And in my will no fair acceptance shine?
9The sea, all water, yet receives rain still,
10And in abundance addeth to his store,
11So thou being rich in Will add to thy Will,
12One will of mine to make thy large Will more.
13    Let no unkind, no fair beseechers kill,
14    Think all but one, and me in that one Will.

Notes

1] hath] may have. thy Will] desire, carnal appetite (OED, "will," n. 1, 2), punning on the name of her lovers. Back to Line
2] Will to boot] William (the poet author; OED, "Will," n.3). Will in over-plus] Shakespeare's friend, if he is William Herbert. Back to Line
3] still] ever. Back to Line
5] will] playing on its sexual meaning, the woman's vagina. Back to Line
6] vouchsafe] permit. my will] playing on its sexual meaning, the man's penis. Back to Line
13] unkind] unkind (beseechers). Back to Line
Publication Notes
SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS (London: G. Eld for T. T. and sold by William Aspley, 1609): i1r.
RPO poem Editors
Ian Lancashire
RPO Edition
2008
Rhyme
ababbcbcadadaa
Form
sonnet