Sonnet 138

138th of 154 by William Shakespeare
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Sonnet 138

Summary

Sonnet 138 is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sonnet 138 authored William Shakespeare[3].
  • Sonnet 138's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Sonnet 138 followed Sonnet 137[5].
  • Sonnet 138 was followed by Sonnet 139[6].
  • Sonnet 138 is part of Shakespeare's sonnets[7].
  • Sonnet 138's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Sonnet 138 was released on January 1, 1840[9].
  • Sonnet 138 was published on 1599[10].
  • Sonnet 138's published in is recorded as The Passionate Pilgrim[11].
  • Sonnet 138's series ordinal is recorded as 138[12].
  • Sonnet 138's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When my love swears that she is made of truth,'}[13].
  • Sonnet 138's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'And in our faults by lies we flattered be.'}[14].
  • Sonnet 138's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • Sonnet 138's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].
  • Sonnet 138's form of creative work is recorded as poem[17].
  • Sonnet 138's form of creative work is recorded as sonnet[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Poem[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a7431a36-57a8-462f-852e-919b188b7dd8[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sonnet 138 authored William Shakespeare[3].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1840[9] and 1599[10]. Sonnet 138's language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. It is part of Shakespeare's sonnets[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sonnet 138 followed Sonnet 137[5]. It was followed by Sonnet 139[6].

Why It Matters

Sonnet 138 ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . opensourceshakespeare.org. opensourceshakespeare.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . opensourceshakespeare.org. opensourceshakespeare.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . opensourceshakespeare.org. opensourceshakespeare.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . gutenberg.org. gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . gutenberg.org. gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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