Sonnet no 12: By William Shakespeare

Sonnet no 12: By William Shakespeare

Read by: Bertram Selwyn (Bernard Shakespeare)

"When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;
When I behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls all silver'd o'er with white;
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer's green all girded up in sheaves
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard,
Then of thy beauty do I question make,
That thou among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake
And die as fast as they see others grow;
And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence
Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence."

(For Full Chronological order of William Shakespeare's sonnets, check the PLAYLIST entitled "The Sonnets of William Shakespeare")

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[ArnoldKristopher]

This is absolutely amazing. Great job!

[lennonmcartney213]

The best line out of all Shakespeare sonnets is the first one. "When I do count the clock that tells the time..." It's just so musically sounding. The image I get is that of a clock, and its pendulum swinging.

[edboswell]

One of the touching "procreation" sonnets Edward de Vere penned for the Earl of Southampton, at the point of him being engaged to one of de Vere's daughters. The first 17 sonnets are all on procreation. A commoner could not be telling an Earl what to do with his personal life, BTW.

[ConvincedMuslima]

It's wonderful

thank u so much