SONNET 11 Because I have thee still kept from lies and blame And to my power always haveI thee honoured; Unkind tongue! right ill hast thou me rendered, For such desert to do me wreck and shame. In need of succour most whenthat I am,To take reward, then stand'st thou like one afeared, Alway most cold, and if thou speak toward, It is as in dream, unperfect and lame. And ye salt tears, again my will each night That are with me, when fain I would be alone, Then are ye gone when I should make my moan. And you, so ready sighs to make me shright, Then are ye slake when that ye should outstart, And onely my look declareth my heart. Bicause I have the still kept fro lyes and blame : And to my power alwaies have I the honoured ; Unkynd tong ! right ill hast thou me rendred ; For suche desert to do me wrek and shame, In nede of succor moost whenthat I ame, To take reward, then standest thou like oon aferd : Alway moost cold, and if thou spek towerd, It is as in dreme, unperfaict and lame. And ye salt teres, again my will eche nyght That are with me, when fayn I would be alone : Then are ye gone when I should make my mone. And you, so reddy sighes to make me shright, Then are ye slake when that ye shulde owtestert, And onely my loke declareth my hert. NOTES still = always.to my power = to the best of myability.right ill hast thou me rendered= you have treated me abominably.In need of succor etc. = When I am most in need of hope, and desirous of reward.alway = always.toward = bold, haughty.again = against.shright = shriek.slake = slack, remiss.outstart = pour out of me.Lines 9-14 lament that his sighsand tears, which are always present when he does not wantthem, are never at hand when he needs them to plead with hisbeloved for a reward.