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poem, and a first line index is provided. See below. There
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portraits used.
Also
available is A Lover's Complaint, which was printed with the Sonnets in
1609.
It is provided with notes alongside . See below.
Commentaries
on the Title page and Thorpe's Dedication are given at the head of Sonnets 1 - 50 or see below.
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JANUARY
2004
The book version (of all the text and commentaries) is currently out of
print.
England's Helicon, a miscellany of poems published in 1600.
A small part of this work is available.
Click here for details.
FEBRUARY 2009:
Some
Introductory Notes to the Sonnets
POEMS
ANCIENT AND MODERN. A SELECTION OF POEMS FOR ST. VALENTINE'S DAY.
A selection of love poems provided originally for St. Valentine's day,
some previously unpublished. Additions are made from time to
time.
Click here for details.
This page last updated 17 December 2009.