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#ASonnetADay – 110. “Alas, ’tis true I have gone here and there…”
#ASonnetADay – 110. “Alas, ’tis true I have gone here and there…” pic.twitter.com/S67s24oBQz — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 6, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 108. “What’s in the brain, that ink may character…”
#ASonnetADay – 108. “What’s in the brain, that ink may character…” pic.twitter.com/RA4ZcCEtFp — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 5, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 107. “Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul…”
#ASonnetADay – 107. “Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul…” pic.twitter.com/GPyCp4pksX — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 4, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 106. “When in the chronicle of wasted time…”
#ASonnetADay – 106. “When in the chronicle of wasted time…” pic.twitter.com/ZkPzTLtfWa — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 2, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 105. “Let not my love be call’d idolatry…”
#ASonnetADay – 105. “Let not my love be call’d idolatry…” pic.twitter.com/yTz5k1R5R6 — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 2, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 104. “To me, fair friend, you never can be old…”
#ASonnetADay – 104. “To me, fair friend, you never can be old…” pic.twitter.com/itQfYRE4kn — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 1, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 103. “Alack, what poverty my Muse brings forth…”
#ASonnetADay – 103. “Alack, what poverty my Muse brings forth…” pic.twitter.com/xt69t3Rnf6 — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 30, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 101. “O truant Muse, what shall be thy amends…” & 102. “My love is strengthen’d, though more weak in seeming…”
#ASonnetADay – 102. “My love is strengthen’d, though more weak in seeming…” pic.twitter.com/2516V4ruJX — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 29, 2020 #ASonnetADay – 101. “O truant Muse, what shall be thy amends…” pic.twitter.com/Cke09n9THM — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 28, … Read More
#ASonnetADay – 98. “From you have I been absent in the spring…”
#ASonnetADay – 98. “From you have I been absent in the spring…” pic.twitter.com/6eBg8RA0Ms — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 23, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 96. “Some say thy fault is youth, some wantonness…”
#ASonnetADay – 96. “Some say thy fault is youth, some wantonness…” pic.twitter.com/lEwc5yWgCQ — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 21, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 26. “Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage…”
#ASonnetADay – 26. “Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage…” pic.twitter.com/NPgIiszS3r — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) September 3, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 23. “As an unperfect actor on the stage…”
ASonnetADay – 23. “As an unperfect actor on the stage…” With lightning. pic.twitter.com/eRMW5lV3uq — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 30, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 22. “My glass shall not persuade me I am old…”
#ASonnetADay – 22. “My glass shall not persuade me I am old…” With heavenly bodies! pic.twitter.com/FwYx3evFNZ — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 29, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 21. “So is it not with me as with that Muse…”
#ASonnetADay – 21. “So is it not with me as with that Muse…” (A little late today, sorry!) pic.twitter.com/5s0Gv3YmbA — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 28, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 20. “A woman’s face with Nature’s own hand painted…”
#ASonnetADay – 20. “A woman’s face with Nature’s own hand painted…” A lot of ink has been spent on this poem. pic.twitter.com/TKA5hgu4ws — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 27, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 19. “Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws,…”
#ASonnetADay – 19. pic.twitter.com/BmZJlVn6bD — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 26, 2020 I had a deuce of a time getting this one to upload to Twitter. I had eventually to pay for a file conversion service. This should cut down … Read More
#ASonnetADay – SONNET 18. One of the most famous poems ever written.
Yes… I did it from memory. #ASonnetADay – SONNET 18. The “Procreation Sonnets” are over. The “Fair Youth Sonnets” continue with one of the most famous poems ever penned. pic.twitter.com/KwMx6ZDnGZ — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 25, 2020
#ASonnetADay – SONNET 17. Cameo by “Our Lady of Vulcan”. Thanks @SirPatStew
Sir Patrick Stewart has been reading, simply and with charm, a Sonnet of Shakespeare every day. He is up to S. 120. One of you readers challenged me to do the same. Since I’ve known the Bard’s poetry, man and … Read More
#ASonnetADay – SONNET 16.
Keeping it close to home today. #ASonnetADay – SONNET 16. Keeping it close to home today. pic.twitter.com/LZFw6JgVNE — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 23, 2020
#ASonnetADay – SONNET 15.
#ASonnetADay – SONNET 15. Waiting for a ride. pic.twitter.com/4mEsHfQxMP — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 22, 2020
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