Sonnet 1
Sonnet 1, by W. Shakespeare
From fairest creatures we desire increase,
That thereby beauty's rose might never die,
But as the riper should by time decease,
His tender heir might bear his memory:
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes,
Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel,
Making a famine where abundance lies,
Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel.
Thou that art now the world's fresh ornament
And only herald to the gaudy spring,
Within thine own bud buriest thy content,
And, tender churl, mak'st waste in niggarding:
Pity the world, or else this glutton be,
To eat the world's due, by the grave and thee.
От прекраснейших созданий мы желаем потомства, чтобы таким образом роза красоты никогда не умирала, но, когда более зрелая роза со временем скончается, ее нежный наследник нес память о ней.
Но ты, обрученный с собственными ясными глазами, питаешь свое яркое пламя топливом своей сущности, создавая голод там, где находится изобилие, сам себе враг, слишком жестокий к своей милой персоне.
Ты, являющийся теперь свежим украшением мира и единственным глашатаем красочной весны, в собственном бутоне хоронишь свое содержание и, нежный скряга, расточаешь себя в скупости.
Пожалей мир, а не то стань обжорой, съев причитающееся миру на пару с могилой
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564. Very little is known about his life, but by 1592 he was in London working as an actor and a dramatist. Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. Many of these plays were very successful both at court and in the public playhouses. In 1613, Shakespeare retired from the theatre and returned to Stratford-upon-Avon. He died and was buried there in 1616.
Shakespeare wrote plays and poems. His plays were comedies, histories and tragedies. His 17 comedies include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Among his 10 history plays are Henry V and
From fairest creatures we desire increase,
That thereby beauty's rose might never die,
But as the riper should by time decease,
His tender heir might bear his memory:
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes,
Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel,
Making a famine where abundance lies,
Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel.
Thou that art now the world's fresh ornament
And only herald to the gaudy spring,
Within thine own bud buriest thy content,
And, tender churl, mak'st waste in niggarding:
Pity the world, or else this glutton be,
To eat the world's due, by the grave and thee.
От прекраснейших созданий мы желаем потомства, чтобы таким образом роза красоты никогда не умирала, но, когда более зрелая роза со временем скончается, ее нежный наследник нес память о ней.
Но ты, обрученный с собственными ясными глазами, питаешь свое яркое пламя топливом своей сущности, создавая голод там, где находится изобилие, сам себе враг, слишком жестокий к своей милой персоне.
Ты, являющийся теперь свежим украшением мира и единственным глашатаем красочной весны, в собственном бутоне хоронишь свое содержание и, нежный скряга, расточаешь себя в скупости.
Пожалей мир, а не то стань обжорой, съев причитающееся миру на пару с могилой
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564. Very little is known about his life, but by 1592 he was in London working as an actor and a dramatist. Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. Many of these plays were very successful both at court and in the public playhouses. In 1613, Shakespeare retired from the theatre and returned to Stratford-upon-Avon. He died and was buried there in 1616.
Shakespeare wrote plays and poems. His plays were comedies, histories and tragedies. His 17 comedies include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Among his 10 history plays are Henry V and