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Sonnet 91 |
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Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their garments though new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:
But these particulars are not my measure,
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,
Of more delight than hawks and horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take
All this away, and me most wretched make.
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| –William Shakespeare |
Sonnet 91 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man.
[edit] Synopsis
Some people delight in their noble ancestry; some in their abilities; some in their wealth or strength; some in their hunting animals. The poet delights in the youth, whose love is better than noble ancestry, wealth, expensive clothes and hunting animals. Buth the thought that this love might be withdrawn is deeply distressing.
