Comparison of William Shakespeare Sonnet 138 to William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare Sonnet 138 has 14 lines, and 79% of them have strong matches at magnitude 15+ in William Shakespeare. 14% of the lines have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14. One of the lines has no match. On average, each line has 1 strong match and 0.93 weak matches.

Sonnet 138

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15+

Sonnet 138: 1

When my love swears that she is made of truth,
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 1

When my love swears that she is made of truth, [continues next]
15+

Sonnet 138: 2

I do believe her, though I know she lies,
10

Cymbeline 2.4: 15

Is yet fresh in their grief. I do believe
10

Cymbeline 2.4: 16

(Statist though I am none, nor like to be)
10

Henry VI Part 1 2.2: 41

To visit her poor castle where she lies, [continues next]
10

Henry VI Part 1 2.2: 42

That she may boast she hath beheld the man [continues next]
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 2

[continues previous] I do believe her (though I know she lies) [continues next]
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 3

That she might think me some untutor’d youth, [continues next]
15+

Sonnet 138: 3

That she might think me some untutor’d youth,
10

Henry VI Part 1 2.2: 41

[continues previous] To visit her poor castle where she lies,
10

Henry VI Part 1 2.2: 42

[continues previous] That she may boast she hath beheld the man
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 2

[continues previous] I do believe her (though I know she lies)
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 3

[continues previous] That she might think me some untutor’d youth, [continues next]
15+

Sonnet 138: 4

Unlearned in the world’s false subtilties.
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 4

[continues previous] Unskillful in the world’s false forgeries. [continues next]
15+

Sonnet 138: 5

Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 5

[continues previous] Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, [continues next]
15+

Sonnet 138: 6

Although she knows my days are past the best,
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 5

[continues previous] Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 6

[continues previous] Although I know my years be past the best, [continues next]
15+

Sonnet 138: 7

Simply I credit her false-speaking tongue;
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 7

[continues previous] I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue,
10

Sonnet 138: 8

On both sides thus is simple truth suppress’d.
10

Comedy of Errors 5.1: 211

But she tells to your Highness simple truth! [continues next]
10

Richard III 1.3: 52

But thus his simple truth must be abus’d [continues next]
10

Sonnet 138: 9

But wherefore says she not she is unjust?
10

Comedy of Errors 5.1: 211

[continues previous] But she tells to your Highness simple truth!
10

Richard III 1.3: 52

[continues previous] But thus his simple truth must be abus’d
15+

Sonnet 138: 10

And wherefore say not I that I am old?
10

All's Well That Ends Well 1.3: 74

— Why, that you are my daughter? That I am not.
10

All's Well That Ends Well 1.3: 75

I say I am your mother. Pardon, madam;
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 10

And wherefore say not I that I am old? [continues next]
15+

Sonnet 138: 11

O, love’s best habit is in seeming trust,
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 11

[continues previous] O, love’s best habit’s in a soothing tongue, [continues next]
11

Passionate Pilgrim: 12

And age in love, loves not to have years told. [continues next]
15+

Sonnet 138: 12

And age in love loves not t’ have years told.
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 12

[continues previous] And age in love, loves not to have years told. [continues next]
15+

Sonnet 138: 13

Therefore I lie with her, and she with me,
15+

Passionate Pilgrim: 13

[continues previous] Therefore I’ll lie with love, and love with me,