Sonnet 10/X "For shame deny"

For shame deny that thou bear'st love to any
Who for thy self art so unprovident.
Grant, if thou wilt, thou art belov'd of many,
But that thou none lov'st is most evident,
For thou art so possessed with murdrous hate,
That 'gainst thy self thou stick'st to conspire,
Seeking that beautious roof to ruinate
Which to repair should be thy chief desire.
O change thy thought, that I may change my mind.
Shall hate be fairer lodg'd then gentle love?
Be as thy presence is--gracious and kind--
Or to thy self at least kind hearted prove.
Make thee another self for love of me,
That beauty still may live in thine or thee.


Quatrain 1

1 For shame / deny / that thou / bear'st love / to any
2 Who for / thy self / art so / unpro/vident.
3 Grant, if / thou wilt, / thou art / belov'd / of many,
4 But that / thou none / lov'st is / most e/vident,

Quatrain 2

5 For thou / art so / possessed / with mur/drous hate,
6 That 'gainst / thy self / thou stick'st / not to / conspire,
7 Seeking / that beau/tious roof / to ru/inate >
8 Which to / repair / should be / thy chief / desire.

Quatrain 3

9 O, // change / thy thought, / that I / may change / my mind.
10 Shall hate / be fai/rer lodg'd / than gen/tle love?
11 Be as / thy pre/sence is--// gracious / and kind--
12 Or to / thy self / at least / kind hear/ted prove.

Couplet

13 Make thee / ano/ther self / for love / of me,
14 That beau/ty still / may live / in thine / or thee.