Comparison of Numbering
Eight of the sonnets appear in all three versions.
| First line | Original | Westmoreland | Revised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay | 01 | 01 | omitted |
| As due by many titles I resign | 02 | 02 | 01 |
| O might those sighs and tears return again | 03 | 03 | omitted |
| Father, part of his double interest | 04 | 16 | 09 |
| O, my black soul, now thou art summoned | 05 | 04 | 02 |
| This is my play's last scene, here heavens appoint | 06 | 06 | 03 |
| I am a little world made cunningly | 07 | 05 | omitted |
| At the round earth's imagined corners, blow | 08 | 07 | 04 |
| If poisonous minerals, and if that tree | 09 | 09 | 05 |
| If faithful souls be alike glorified | 10 | 08 | omitted |
| Death be not proud, though some have called thee | 11 | 10 | 06 |
| Wilt thou love God, as he thee! then digest | 12 | 15 | 08 |
| Spit in my face you Jews, and pierce my side | omitted | 11 | omitted |
| Why are we by all creatures waited on? | omitted | 12 | omitted |
| What if this present were the world's last night? | omitted | 13 | omitted |
| Batter my heart, three-personed God; for you | omitted | 14 | 10 |
| Since she whom I loved hath paid her last debt | omitted | 17 | omitted |
| Show me, dear Christ, thy spouse so bright and clear | omitted | 18 | omitted |
| O, to vex me, contraries meet in one | omitted | 19 | omitted |
| Spit in soned God; for you | omitted | omitted | 07 |
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