British Literature 1 Sonnet Memorization

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false hope which feeds but to destroy,

1 false hope which feeds but to destroy,

and spill what it first breeds;

2 and spill what it first breeds;

unnatural to the birth of thine own womb;

3 unnatural to the birth of thine own womb;

conceiving but to kill,

4 conceiving but to kill,

and plenty gives to make the greater dearth,

5 and plenty gives to make the greater dearth,

so tyrants do who falsely ruling earth outwardly grace them,

6 so tyrants do who falsely ruling earth outwardly grace them,

and with profits fill,

7 and with profits fill,

advance those who appointed are to death,

8 advance those who appointed are to death,

to make their greater fall to please their will.

9 to make their greater fall to please their will.

thus shadow they their wicked vile intent,

10 thus shadow they their wicked vile intent,

coloring evil with a show of good while in fair shows their malice so is spent;

11 coloring evil with a show of good while in fair shows their malice so is spent;

hope kills the heart,

12 hope kills the heart,

and tyrants shed the blood.

13 and tyrants shed the blood.

for hope deluding brings us to the pride of our desires the farther down to slide.