vignette|alt=page de texte en anglais|Sonnet 23 dans le Quarto de 1609 des Sonnets de Shakespeare Le Sonnet 23 est l'un des 154 sonnets écrits par le dramaturge et poète William Shakespeare.
Texte original Texte et typographie originale : AS an vnperfect actor on the ſtage, Who with his feare is put beſides his part, Or ſome fierce thing repleat with too much rage, Whoſe ſtrengths abondance weakens his owne heart; So I for feare of truſt,forget to ſay, The perfect ceremony of loues right, And in mine owne loues ſtrength ſeeme to decay, Ore-charg'd with burthen of mine owne loues might: O let my books be then the eloquence, And domb preſagers of my ſpeaking breſt, Who pleade for loue,and look for recompence, More then that tonge that more hath more expreſt. O learne to read what ſilent loue hath writ, To heare wit eies belongs to loues fine wiht.
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