Accuse me thus: that I have scanted all
Wherein I should your great deserts repay,
Forgot upon your dearest love to call,
Whereto all bonds do tie me day by day;
That I have frequent been with unknown minds,
And given to time your own dear-purchased right;
That I have hoisted sail to all the winds
Which should transport me farthest from your sight.
Book both my wilfulness and errors down,
And on just proof surmise, accumulate;
Bring me within the level of your frown,
But shoot not at me in your wakened hate,
Since my appeal says I did strive to prove
The constancy and virtue of your love.
Sonnet 117: Accuse Me Thus: That I Have Scanted All
William Shakespeare
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Poem topics: hate, time, dear, great, unknown, bring, level, book, prove, Valentine's Day, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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