Return to Shakespeare's Sonnet 89 |
1.
fault: weakness; defect; mistake.
2.
comment: enlarge; expatiate.
4.
reasons: assertions.
5.
disgrace: discredit.
6.
To set a form upon desired change: i.e., to provide a plausible rationale for your desire to make a change in our relationship.
8.
acquaintance strangle: put an end to our familiarity. strange: like a stranger.
9.
walks: haunts.
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haply: by chance.
13.
vow debate: entertain hostility; promise to quarrel.