by natty dread on Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:58 am
samuelc812 wrote:Here is an example by our very own AndyDufresne:[/b]
"Shall I compare thee Conquer Club to a Summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate
Save when your dice ruin my play,
Like rough winds seemingly shaking my every fate..." -- Andy
Andy, this is grammatically incorrect. Thee and thou were originally used as singular pronouns, while you was used as plural, or signifying respect, eg. when addressing your superiors.
Therefore, when you start with "thee" and "thou" in the first and second lines, you can't switch to "your" on the third line, it should be "thy".