Return to Shakespeare's Sonnet 113 |
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mine eye is in my mind: i.e., I see with my mind's eye.
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that: the physical eye. governs: guides.
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part: divide. his: its. partly blind: The eye was supposed to have two functions: (1) to receive images and (2) to transmit them to the mind, so his eye performs the first function, but not the second.
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out: out of order.
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heart: mind. For it no form delivers to the heart: i.e., I have no knowledge of the outside world.
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latch: catch sight of.
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his: its. quick objects: fleeting perceptions
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his: its.
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favour: face.
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feature: likeness. shapes them to your feature: i.e., makes them resemble you.
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true: constant.