Then vnswept stone, besmeer’d with sluttish time. Of Princes shall out-liue this powrefull rime, Transcription courtesy of University of Virginia Library: You live in this, and dwell forever in lovers’ eyes. So until the Judgment when you yourself arise, Until which time the world itself will end. You will always be remembered your praise will always have a place, In spite of death and the universal threat of oblivion Mars – the god of war himself – will be powerless to erase
Than old forgotten monuments ravaged with time and neglect.Īlthough ruinous wars can destroy carefully crafted statues,Īnd battles take their toll on elaborate stone temples, In fact, you shall shine more brightly in these sonnets Honoring worldly princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme. Neither marble nor monuments plated with gold, You live in this, and dwell in lovers’ eyes. So, till the judgment that yourself arise, That wear this world out to the ending doom. Shall you pace forth your praise shall still find room Nor Mars his sword nor war’s quick fire shall burn When wasteful war shall statues overturn, Than unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time. Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme īut you shall shine more bright in these contents Images courtesy of the Octavo Corporation. It is one of only thirteen copies in existence. The images in the YouTube video are from an original 1609 edition of Shake-speares Sonnets held by the British Library. Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme Reading of Sonnet 55
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