Sonnet 138: When My Love Swears That She Is Made Of Truth Poem by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 138: When My Love Swears That She Is Made Of Truth

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When my love swears that she is made of truth
I do believe her, though I know she lies,
That she might think me some untutored youth,
Unlearnèd in the world's false subtleties.
Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
Although she knows my days are past the best,
Simply I credit her false-speaking tongue;
On both sides thus is simple truth suppressed.
But wherefore says she not she is unjust?
And wherefore say not I that I am old?
O, love's best habit is in seeming trust,
And age in love, loves not to have years told.
Therefore I lie with her, and she with me,
And in our faults by lies we flattered be.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Brian Jani 26 April 2014

Awesome I like this poem, check mine out

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Carlos Echeverria 08 June 2012

does this dress make me look fat? ...and from that mundane question, Shakespeare's worldly wisdom creates a beautiful sonnet.

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* Sunprincess * 08 June 2014

~ When my love swears that she is made of truth I do believe her, though I know she lies, ~ .............he does believe love....even though he knows she lies... .........this means he is a believer in love....great write..

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James Mclain 08 June 2013

I cannot lie but live to tell the truth. Flattered by the lips that never spoke. Eleven lines are left two split in half......iip

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Manonton Dalan 08 June 2010

SOMETHING IN COMMON makes relationship worth holding. it just happen theirs is not very remarkable. i want to meet a person who never lies.

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tsumino tenshi 29 January 2024

przepiękny wiersz i cudny przekaz

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Sylvia Frances Chan 29 January 2024

CONGRATULATIONS being chosen as The Classic Poem of The Day (Sonnet)

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Sylvia Frances Chan 29 January 2024

Truly a thought-provoking Sonnet TOP Marks for this lovely Sonnet

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Sylvia Frances Chan 29 January 2024

THREE: The poem is a commentary on the complexities of love and the ways in which people deceive themselves and each other in relationships

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Sylvia Frances Chan 29 January 2024

TWO: The speaker would prefer honesty, but lying is an essential part of their relationship.

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