Jul 31, 2015 · Sonnet 13 The poet argues that the young man, in refusing to prepare for old age and death by producing a child, is like a spendthrift who fails to care for his family mansion, allowing it to be destroyed by the wind and the cold of winter.

Sonnet XIII. O! that you were your self; but, love, you are No longer yours, than you your self here live: Against this coming end you should prepare, And your sweet semblance to some other give: So should that beauty which you hold in lease Find no determination; then you were Yourself again, after yourself's decease,

Read Shakespeare's sonnet 13 with a modern English translation: O! That You Were Your Self, But, Love, You Are'. Oh, how I long for you to be yourself forever, unchanged, but,

The text of Shakespeare sonnet 13 with critical notes and analysis. The theme of mortality is explored.

When your sweet issue your sweet form should bear. And barren rage of death's eternal cold? O, none but unthrifts! Dear my love, you know, You had a father; let your son say so.

Poem Sonnet 13 O That You Were Your Self But Love You Are by William Shakespeare : O, that you were your self! But, love, you are No longer yours...

But, love, you are (Sonnet 13) O, that you were yourself! But, love, you are. And your sweet semblance to some other give. When your sweet issue your sweet form should bear. And barren rage of death’s eternal cold? O, none but unthrifts! Dear m love, you know. You had a father: let your son say so. This poem is in the public domain.

Met in the milder shades of Purgatory.

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Sonnet 13 by William Shakespeare O that you were your self, but love you are No longer yours, than you your self here live, Against this coming end you should prepare, And your sweet semblance to some other give.