A.Z. Foreman | Shakespeare's Sonnet 85 read in Early Modern Pronunciation @a.z.foreman74 | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 8 hours ago
My weekly reading of Shakespeare's sonnets in Early Modern English pronunciation continues with sonnet 85

See, I’ve set myself the task of recording all of Shakespeare’s sonnets in reconstructions of what various types of London English sounded like in the late Elizabethan/early Jacobean period (you might call it "Original Pronunciation" if you must, but it is not to be confused with Crystal's reconstruction). I am recording them at a rate of (well, more or less) one every week. Most of them are subscriber-only on my Patreon account. Go ahead and make a pledge there to access them:

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My tongue-tied Muse in manners holds her still,
While comments of your praise richly compiled,
Reserve thy character with golden quill,
And precious phrase by all the Muses filed.
I think good thoughts, whilst others write good words,
And like unlettered clerk still cry 'Amen'
To every hymn that able spirit affords,
In polished form of well-refined pen.
Hearing you praised, I say ''tis so, 'tis true,'
And to the most of praise add something more;
But that is in my thought, whose love to you,
Though words come hindmost, holds his rank before.
Then others, for the breath of words respect,
Me for my dumb thoughts, speaking in effect.