Return to Shakespeare's Sonnet 138 |
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truth: fidelity, constancy.
2.
she lies: she tells falsehoods. | she has sex with others.
3.
untutor'd: uneducated, not wise to the ways of the world.
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my days are past the best: i.e. I am past my prime.
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simply: without a second thought. | like a simpleton.
8.
simple: pure, obvious.
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unjust: untrue, crooked.
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habit: habitual deportment. | usual clothing, as in a "nun's habit."
12.
told: talked about. | counted.
13.
lie with: lie to. | have sex with.