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Sonnet 133: Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Sonnet 133: Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan

By William ShakespeareSource: William Shakespeare - PoetryDB (Public Domain)113 words

Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan

For that deep wound it gives my friend and me!

Is't not enough to torture me alone,

But slave to slavery my sweet'st friend must be?

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