Sonnet 107: Stella, Since Thou So Right

Sir Philip Sidney 1554 (Penshurst, Kent) – 1586 (Zutphen)



Stella, since thou so right a princess art
Of all the powers which life bestows on me,
That ere by them aught undertaken be
They first resort unto that sovereign part;

Sweet, for a while give respite to my heart,
Which pants as though it still should leap to thee,
And on my thoughts give thy lieutenancy
To this great cause, which needs both use and art.

And as a queen, who from her presence sends
Whom she employs, dismiss from thee my wit,
Till it have wrought what thy own will attends.

On servant's shame oft master's blame doth sit;
Oh let not fools in me thy works reprove,
And scorning say, 'See what it is to love.'

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABCA CDC DEE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 633
Words 122
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

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