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Shakespeare's Sonnets

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Original author: William Shakespeare

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"Shakespeare's Sonnets" by William Shakespeare is a collection of poems published in 1609. The work includes 154 sonnets, with sonnets 127-152 addressing a mysterious figure known as the Dark Lady, described as having black wiry hair and dark skin. These poems contrast sharply with earlier sonnets through their overtly sexual nature. The Dark Lady's true identity remains one of literature's enduring mysteries, with scholars debating whether she was a real person or purely Shakespeare's artistic invention.

Shakespeare's Sonnets, by William Shakespeare. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1041.

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152 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I105 words
  2. 2.Chapter II115 words
  3. 3.Chapter III115 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV101 words
  5. 5.Chapter V104 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI108 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII100 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII110 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX117 words
  10. 10.Chapter X112 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI116 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII118 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII109 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV112 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV110 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI108 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII123 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII114 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX115 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX114 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI117 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII122 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII114 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV120 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV108 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI118 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII111 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVIII116 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXIX115 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXX116 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXXI115 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXII114 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXIII110 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIV120 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXV106 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXVI113 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVII116 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVIII112 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXIX119 words
  40. 40.Chapter XL120 words
  41. 41.Chapter XLI110 words
  42. 42.Chapter XLII130 words
  43. 43.Chapter XLIII122 words
  44. 44.Chapter XLIV117 words
  45. 45.Chapter XLV105 words
  46. 46.Chapter XLVI115 words
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  48. 48.Chapter XLVIII117 words
  49. 49.Chapter XLIX114 words
  50. 50.Chapter L118 words
  51. 51.Chapter LI119 words
  52. 52.Chapter LII109 words
  53. 53.Chapter LIII107 words
  54. 54.Chapter LIV112 words
  55. 55.Chapter LV106 words
  56. 56.Chapter LVI112 words
  57. 57.Chapter LVII117 words
  58. 58.Chapter LVIII112 words
  59. 59.Chapter LIX109 words
  60. 60.Chapter LX108 words
  61. 61.Chapter LXI121 words
  62. 62.Chapter LXII107 words
  63. 63.Chapter LXIII110 words
  64. 64.Chapter LXIV111 words
  65. 65.Chapter LXV112 words
  66. 66.Chapter LXVI89 words
  67. 67.Chapter LXVII106 words
  68. 68.Chapter LXVIII108 words
  69. 69.Chapter LXIX123 words
  70. 70.Chapter LXX110 words
  71. 71.Chapter LXXI123 words
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  1. 77.Chapter LXXVII107 words
  2. 78.Chapter LXXVIII110 words
  3. 79.Chapter LXXIX117 words
  4. 80.Chapter LXXX116 words
  5. 81.Chapter LXXXI117 words
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  13. 89.Chapter XC121 words
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  23. 99.Chapter C111 words
  24. 100.Chapter CI114 words
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  28. 104.Chapter CV105 words
  29. 105.Chapter CVI110 words
  30. 106.Chapter CVII113 words
  31. 107.Chapter CVIII115 words
  32. 108.Chapter CIX116 words
  33. 109.Chapter CX119 words
  34. 110.Chapter CXI110 words
  35. 111.Chapter CXII114 words
  36. 112.Chapter CXIII117 words
  37. 113.Chapter CXIV114 words
  38. 114.Chapter CXV115 words
  39. 115.Chapter CXVI109 words
  40. 116.Chapter CXVII110 words
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  42. 118.Chapter CXIX113 words
  43. 119.Chapter CXX117 words
  44. 120.Chapter CXXI115 words
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  48. 124.Chapter CXXV105 words
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  50. 126.Chapter CXXVII111 words
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  52. 128.Chapter CXXIX110 words
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  61. 137.Chapter CXXXIX120 words
  62. 138.Chapter CXL118 words
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  70. 146.Chapter CXLVIII123 words
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  72. 148.Chapter CL118 words
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  75. 151.Chapter CLIII109 words
  76. 152.Chapter CLIV107 words