Sonnet Xlii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBCBCDEDEFG| That thou hast her it is not all my grief | A |
| And yet it may be said I loved her dearly | B |
| That she hath thee is of my wailing chief | A |
| A loss in love that touches me more nearly | B |
| Loving offenders thus I will excuse ye | B |
| Thou dost love her because thou knowst I love her | C |
| And for my sake even so doth she abuse me | B |
| Suffering my friend for my sake to approve her | C |
| If I lose thee my loss is my love's gain | D |
| And losing her my friend hath found that loss | E |
| Both find each other and I lose both twain | D |
| And both for my sake lay on me this cross | E |
| But here's the joy my friend and I are one | F |
| Sweet flattery then she loves but me alone | G |
William Shakespeare
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