A Lover's ComplaintWilliam Shakespeare
A Lover's Complaint
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Original author: William Shakespeare
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"A Lover's Complaint" by William Shakespeare is a narrative poem published in 1609 as part of Shakespeare's Sonnets. The poem follows a young woman weeping by a river, throwing away tokens of lost love. When an old man asks about her sorrow, she recounts her seduction and abandonment by a charming young lover. Written in rhyme royal, the forty-seven stanza poem explores themes of deception and desire, concluding with a haunting admission about the power of false charms.
A Lover's Complaint, by William Shakespeare. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1137.
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