Sonnet 32 Jakub Jelínek,The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republ

The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Theatre Faculty DAMU Czech Republic Sonnet XXXII If thou survive my well-contented day, When that churl Death my bones with dust shall cover, And shalt by fortune once more re-survey These poor rude lines of thy deceased lover, Compare them with the bettering of the time, And though they be outstripp’d by every pen, Reserve them for my love, not for their rhyme, Exceeded by the height of happier men. O, then vouchsafe me but this loving thou