Theme:      Loss of Patron
Content:    Extraordinary self-effacement, turning on himself, generosity to his patron, lack of bitterness, and finding of some merit in his own loss and humiliation.

• "Although I will face public humiliation when you decide to abandon me, my loyalty to you will be unswayed and I will publicly defend your decision to reject me."
• Balance in the subject matter of each of these lines: thou/me, my, thy/my, thou.
• Has the subject being forsworn instead of the author.
• This is a th sonnet: thou…the…thy…thee…though thou.

• "I will contrive a self-critical story that will vindicate my patron's decision to reject me."
• Balance in the subject matter of each of these lines: mine, thy/I, I, thou/me.
• The rhyming of story with glory suggests that only the fabricated story will bring the patron kudos from the act of rejection.
• In Q1, the subject merely set the author light, an act requiring zero effort. In Q2, the author plans to set down a story, a far greater expenditure of effort and commitment to the split.
• Also, the 2 uses of set here are an example of doubling referred to in Q3.
• In Q1, the author is Upon thy side and in Q2, he's Upon thy part. Another example of doubling.
• Has the subject losing the author rather than the other way round contrary to Q1.
• th alliteration continues: With…thy…That thou.

• "I gain so much personal esteem from my love of you, that the public respect you will gain by rejecting me, will in turn satisfy me."
• Balance in the subject matter of each of these lines: I, my/thee, I, thee/me.
• Possible pun on the author's name in will be a gainer.
• Subject and author are joined in the rhyme thee and me.
• Bending suggests bending of the facts to the subject's advantage.
• all my loving thoughts links with all wrong in the couplet. Another example of doubling.
• The adjacent thee The is another example of doubling.
• The adjacent do Doing is another example of doubling.
• to myself links with to thee in the couplet. Another example of doubling.
• vantage and vantage is a rather obvious example of doubling.
• Line 12 alliterates Doing with double and mirrors the fact that doing the subject vantage gives benefit to the author in vantage me.
• th alliteration continues: this…thoughts…thee…The…that…thee.

• "Driven by my total respect for you, I'll be your fall guy."
• Balance in the subject matter of each of these lines: my/thee, thy/myself.
• Possible pun on right, as in "for thy write".
• Possible pun on the author's name in will bear all wrong contrasting with will be a gainer in Q3 and another example of doubling.
• Very clear distinction between the definitions of right and wrong: thy right limits what is right to only the subject's version of what's right, i.e. as the subject sees it, not necessarily what is actually right. all wrong is unqualified and encompasses both any wrong of the author's doing but pointedly also the wrong of the patron's rejection of him.
• Rhyme of belong with wrong emphasises that the separation of the 2 parties is really the correct option for them both.
• th alliteration concludes: thee…That…thy.