Sonnet 51: Pardon Mine Ears

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



Pardon mine ears, both I and they do pray,
So may your tongue still fluently proceed,
To them that do such entertainment need,
So may you still have somewhat new to say.

On silly me do not the burden lay,
Of all the grave conceits your brain doth breed;
But find some Hercules to bear, instead
Of Atlas tir'd, your wisdom's heav'nly sway.

For me, while you discourse of courtly tides,
Of cunning fishers in most troubled streams,
Of straying ways, when valiant error guides:

Meanwhile my heart confers with Stella's beams
And is even irk'd that so sweet comedy,
By such unsuited speech should hinder'd be.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABXA CDC DEE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 613
Words 109
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Sir Philip Sidney

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