Return to Shakespeare's Sonnet 143 |
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careful: busy; full of cares.
3.
dispatch: haste.
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holds her in chase: continues to chase her (from far behind).
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Not prizing: Disregarding. discontent: grief; complaining.
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catch thy hope: i.e., achieve your goal.
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will I pray that thou mayst have thy 'Will': This sonnet, 135 and 136 involve elaborate punning on the multiple meanings of Will: wishes, carnal desire, temper, passion, in addition to the poet's name and perhaps another person named Will.
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still: silence.