Shakespeare's Sonnets (1923) Yale/Appendix D
APPENDIX D
The Text of the Present Edition
Although two of the sonnets in this collection, Nos. 138 and 144, were included in The Passionate Pilgrim, 1599, the first edition of the sonnets is the quarto which appeared in 1609 and which sold for five pence. This quarto was not sanctioned by Shakespeare; it is full of obvious errors and yet it is the accepted text. By permission, the text of this edition is that of Craig's Oxford Shakespeare, published by the Oxford Press, which follows the first quarto, correcting its mistakes. In a few cases the editor has departed from Craig's text, preferring the reading of the first quarto or some generally accepted emendation. Minor changes of spelling and punctuation are not recorded, but all other variations from Craig's text are given below, where Craig's readings are printed after the colon.
10. 1. For shame deny Q: For shame! deny
16. 10. Which this Time's pencil,: Which this, Time's pencil,
16. 13. yourself, Q: yourself
26. 14. Till then, Q: Till then
31. 1. hearts: hearts, Q
59. 11. Whether Q: Whe'r
66. 14. Save that to die Q: Save that, to die
75. 9. Sometime all Q: Sometime, all
84. 1. most, Q: most?
84. 2. you, Q: you?
84. 4. grew?: grew.
84. 8. story.: story,
85. 3. Reserve Q: Deserve
88. 5. weakness being Q: weakness, being
110. 9. have Q: save
114. 3. say Q: say,
141. 6. feeling Q: feeling,