daneallred

Click here for a complete INDEX

Sonnet VIII

by William Shakespeare

Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly?

Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy.

Why lovest thou that which thou receivest not gladly,

Or else receivest with pleasure thine annoy?

If the true concord of well-tuned sounds,

By unions married, do offend thine ear,

They do but sweetly chide thee, who confounds

In singleness the parts that thou shouldst bear.

Mark how one string, sweet husband to another,

Strikes each in each by mutual ordering,

Resembling sire and child and happy mother

Who all in one, one pleasing note do sing:

Whose speechless song, being many, seeming one,

Sings this to thee: 'thou single wilt prove none.'

Abundance -- now an app at the Android Store!! -- click here to download.

Go to Simple Helix for the best web hosting!

Listen to live episodes of “Abundance” every Sunday night on K-talk radio at 7 PM MST (9 PM EST, 6 PM PST)

Subscription through Paypal Click here to subscribe for 99 cents a month -- first week FREE!!

Keep this website funded by donating today!!

Click on the player below to hear the audio version of this sonnet.

Sonnet 8

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (7)