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thy sight: the sight of you.
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Mine eye my heart thy picture's sight would bar, / My heart mine eye the freedom of that right: My eye would [if it could] prevent my heart from seeing your image, [and] my heart [would deny] my eye the freedom to claim a right to you.
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him: the heart.
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closet: private room. crystal eyes: i.e., clear-sighted eyes.
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in him: i.e., in the poet's eyes.
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'cide: decide. impanneled / A quest of thoughts: impaneled a jury of thoughts. all tenants to the heart: Since all the thoughts have the heart as landlord, the "jury of thoughts" might be a bit prejudiced.
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moiety: portion.