Return to Shakespeare's Sonnet 136 |
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If thy soul check thee that I come so near: If your soul restrains you that I come so near (the truth in Sonnet 135). check: to restrain, control.
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fulfil the treasure: fill full the treasury.
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receipt: capacity.
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one is reckon'd none: playing on the common saying, "One is no number."
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untold: uncounted.
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stores' account: inventory (of lovers).
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a something sweet to thee: The poet reminds his mistress that she once held him dear.
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still: always.