Notes for Shakespeare's Sonnet 109


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1. false: untrue.

2. to qualify: to diminish or reduce; to make less perfect or complete.

5. ranged: gone astray.

7. just: punctual.   exchanged: changed.

8. stain: fault, moral blemish.

10. blood: mental or emotional disposition; temperament.

11. stain'd: discoloured with flaws; marred with imperfections.

12. for: in exchange for.

14. rose: a peerless or matchless person; a paragon.