C an a nyo ne e xp la in S ir P hili p S id ne y's " s o nne t 3 7?" I fo und lo ts o f in fo rm atio n o n s o nne t 3 1 b ut I c a n't fin d m uch o f o n 3 7. I re ally d on't h a ve ...

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C an a nyo ne e xp la in S ir P hili p S id ne y's " s o nne t 3 7?" I fo und lo ts o f in fo rm atio n o n s o nne t 3 1 b ut I c a n't fin d m uch o f o n 3 7. I
re ally d on't h a ve m uch o f a c lu e w ha t is g oin g o n in th is s o nne t!
I th in k I'll h a ve a g o a t it...it lo oks li k e a n in te re stin g p oem . Y ou'r e r ig ht, th o ug h, it is n't a n e asy o ne to fin d a na ly s is o f:
sta n za 1
My m outh d oth w ate r, a nd m y b re ast d oth s w ell, M y to ngue d oth itc h , m y th oughts in la bour b e; L is te n th en,
lo rd in gs, w ith g ood...
S olu tio n
I th in k I'll h a ve a g o a t it...it lo oks li k e a n in te re stin g p oem . Y ou'r e r ig ht, th o ug h, it is n't a n e asy o ne to fin d a na ly s is o f:
sta n za 1
My m outh d oth w ate r, a nd m y b re ast d oth s w ell,
My to ngue d oth itc h , m y th oughts in la bour b e;
Lis te n th en, lo rd in gs, w ith g ood e ar to m e,
For o f m y life I m ust a r id dle te ll.
M outh w ate rin g is u sua lly a s ig n o f d esir e , a nd w he n o ne 's
"b re ast d oth s w ell"
it is c o m monly a s ig n o f b ein g p rid efu l. T he
itc hy to ng ue th in g c o uld b e a s ig n o f b ein g th ir s ty , b ut in c o nte xt w ith th e e arli e r li n e th a t h is m outh is w ate rin g I w ould b eli e ve
th is m eans h e is " itc hin g to s a y s o m eth in g ."
"M y th oughts in la bor b e"
c o uld m ean th a t h is th o ug hts a re c o m in g d iffic ult ly ( la borio usly ) b ut I th in k it m eans th a t h e is
a bout to " g iv e b ir th " to