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The Sonnet Project NYC - Play Sonnet 8
Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?
Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy.
Why lovest thou that which thou receivest not gladly,
Or else receivest with pleasure thine annoy?
http://sonnetprojectnyc.com/portfolio/play-sonnet-8/
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Shakespeare’s Sonnet #8: “Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly” – Shakespeare Sonnet Readings
Reading of Shakespeare’s Sonnet #8: “Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly”
http://www.theater330.com/shakespeare-sonnets/shakespeares-sonnet-8-music-to-hear-why-hearst-thou-music-sadly/
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A Short Analysis of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 8: ‘Music to Hear’
A reading of a Shakespeare sonnet We swap the visual imagery of the previous sonnet for a musical theme in Sonnet 8, as the opening line (‘Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?’) makes clear.
https://interestingliterature.com/2016/10/17/a-short-analysis-of-shakespeares-sonnet-8-music-to-hear/
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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 8 - CliffsNotes
Summary: In this sonnet, the poet compares a single musical note to the young man and a chord made up of many notes to a family.
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/s/shakespeares-sonnets/summary-and-analysis/sonnet-8
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Shakespeare Sonnet 8 - Music to Hear, Why Hear'st Thou Music Sadly
The text of Shakespeare's sonnet 8 with critical notes and analysis. A music conceit illustrates the theme of bearing children.
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/8.html
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No Fear Shakespeare: Sonnet 8 - SparkNotes
Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?
Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy.
Why lov’st thou that which thou receiv’st not gladly.
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/sonnets/sonnet_8.html
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Sonnet VIII - Shakespeare's Sonnets
Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly?
Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy:
Why lov'st thou that which thou receiv'st not gladly,
Or else receiv'st with pleasure thine annoy?
http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/sonnet/8
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Sonnet 8 - Wikipedia
Sonnet 8 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a procreation sonnet within the Fair Youth sequence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_8
