id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt shakespeare-sonnets_85 shakespeare-sonnets_85 .txt text/plain 120 11 95 LXXXV. My tongue-tied Muse in manners holds her still My tonguetied Muse in manners holds her still, While comments of your praise richly compil'd, Reserve their character with golden quill, And precious phrase by all the Muses fil'd. I think good thoughts, whilst others write good words, And like unlettered clerk still cry' Amen' To every hymn that able spirit affords, In polish'd form of wellrefined pen. Hearing you praised, I say'' tis so,' tis true,' And to the most of praise add something more; But that is in my thought, whose love to you, Though words come hindmost, holds his rank before. Then others, for the breath of words respect, Me for my dumb thoughts, speaking in effect. ./cache/shakespeare-sonnets_85.txt ./txt/shakespeare-sonnets_85.txt