Sonnet+37



-speaker is asking for forgiveness -speaker creates emotional appeal to her love -asks for forgiveness for her soul -"strong divineness" recognizes love -she only loves "thine and thee" -image of sand-unable to endure the test of time--"shift and break" -Does not intend to see her beloved again but just wants to prove that her soul was able to love -Her heart is broken -suffered for so many years "distant years" -Distorted ability to realize good, true, and beautiful -she believes her love has a genuine heart -she believes his love for her is for nothing but money -she blames her thoughts on her "swimming brain" -she is so sure she's found pure love she is having thoughts of "doubt and dread" -realizes she was blind in seeing "purity" in partner -asks for "pardon" from having thought his love was for more than "counterfeit" -"shipwrecked Pagan"- breaks image of love for money -Pagan who is "safe in port," constructs "a sculptured porpoise, gills a-snort/And vibrant tail," to honor the "sea god" who has protected him -Pagan is not worthy until he has been taught about life