The Sonnets
Sonnet 105
by William Shakespeare
Let not my love be called idolatry
Let not my love be called idolatry
The author describes his love for his wife.
A celebration of Florida's tropic climate.
"When the corn ’s all cut and the bright stalks shine"
"Wreathed in myrtle, my sword I'll conceal"
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
An introduction by the books narrator, Tommy Stubbins.
The author describes his love for his wife.
Prometheus stole from Heaven the sacred fire
The author describes coming upon a slave singing in a prison cell, when a tragedy occurred
The traveler is drawn to the beauty of Florida.
"Ring out, ye bells!, All Nature swells"
The author marvels at the natural beauty of the Florida Landscape.
An ode to the Florida Cypress.
"The sun hath shed its kindly light,"
A king and queen have no children. The king becomes very upset with the queen and finally she gives him a beautiful daughter.
"On the wide veranda white,"
A poinciana comes to full bloom under the Florida sky.
Baby Pinky is sick and wakes up the whole household with his crying. They take her to the hospital to make her well again.
The author gives an account of a runaway slave who escapes his master’s beatings.
The author admires the ocean from Florida's Coast.