”Is it for fear”

Widow’s tears are not
reasoned reasons not to wed —
spend yourself on selves 1

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Image: Copper engraving of William Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout 1623 with a facsimile of William Shakespeare’s signature.

  1. Is it for fear to wet a widow’s eye — Sonnet IX William Shakespeare ↩