sonnet # 75 in my opinion was a very heart felt poem. when i read this poem, it describes to me the feelings of a man who is very confused with his feelings towards his one true love.
" As twixt a miser and his wealth is found;
Now proud as an enjoyer, and anon
Doubting the filching age will steal his treasure"
This is a quotation from Shakespeare's sonnet# 75. what this line means is that, he fights with himself the way a miser struggles with his wealth. one moment he enjoys himself proudly and the next he is worried that someone from these thieving times will steal his treasure. basically what Shakespeare is trying to say here, is that he is very fond and proud of his love, but at the same time he is worried that someone will try to take his love away from him. this is but one of the ways that Shakespeare writes his confusing feelings for his love.
" Now counting to be with you alone,
then bettered that the world may see my pleasure"
this is yet another quote from sonnet # 75. this quote is saying that at one moment he thinks its best to be alone with her (his love) but then he thinks it it would be better if the rest of world could see my pleasure. these are more contradicting emotions that the narrator expresses throughout the poem.
" sometime all full with feasting on your sight
and by and by clean staved for a look"
this means to say, at times i feel over satisfied from looking at you excessively, but then a little later I'm starved for a look at you. and this is another way to prove my example of how the narrator of this poem is sot of confused.
" thus do i pine and surfeit day by day
or gluttoning on all and all away"
and finally to translate theses last two lines, they mean: that is why i suffer and feel hungry day after day, because i either get to much of you or none at all.
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