vignette | droite | Sonnet numéro 79. Le Sonnet 79 est l'un des 154 sonnets écrits par le dramaturge et poète William Shakespeare.
Texte original Texte et typographie originale : WHilſt I alone did call vpon thy ayde, My verſe alone had all thy gentle grace, But now my gracious numbers are decayde, And my ſick Muſe doth giue an other place. I grant ( ſweet loue )thy louely argument Deſerues the trauaile of a worthier pen, Yet what of thee thy Poet doth inuent, He robs thee of,and payes it thee againe, He lends thee vertue,and he ſtole that word, From thy behauiour,beautie doth he giue And found it in thy cheeke: he can affoord No praiſe to thee,but what in thee doth liue. Then thanke him not for that which he doth ſay, Since what he owes thee,thou thy ſelfe dooſt pay,
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