Sonnet 149: Canst Thou, O Cruel, Say I Love Thee Not Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCEFGFGHHCanst thou O cruel say I love thee not | A |
When I against my self with thee partake | B |
Do I not think on thee when I forgot | A |
Am of my self all tyrant for thy sake | B |
Who hateth thee that I do call my friend | C |
On whom frown'st thou that I do fawn upon | D |
Nay if thou lour'st on me do I not spend | C |
Revenge upon my self with present moan | E |
What merit do I in my self respect | F |
That is so proud thy service to despise | G |
When all my best doth worship thy defect | F |
Commanded by the motion of thine eyes | G |
But love hate on for now I know thy mind | H |
Those that can see thou lov'st and I am blind | H |
William Shakespeare
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