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- # III. The sonnets in private circulation.
## Overview
This section, titled "III. The sonnets in private circulation.", is part of a larger work concerning Shakespeare's sonnets. It was extracted from a file named `pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt` and is contained within the collection "[PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y)". The section spans lines 9200 to 9246 of the source document.
## Context
This section is situated within the "FACSIMILE OF THE EDITION OF 1609" ([arke:01KG6S4GWQC7KPJ59BAYCY3HXR]), suggesting it is part of a reproduction of an early edition of Shakespeare's works. It follows the section "# SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARE" ([arke:01KG6S5HRB8M9G79KQRC03PHYM]) and precedes "The publication of the sonnets." ([arke:01KG6S5HREPAAWATV48YRSCMQJ]).
## Contents
The content of this section discusses the practice of circulating poetry, particularly sonnets, privately among friends during the Elizabethan era. It references Francis Meres's 1598 statement that Shakespeare had "sugared Sonnets among his private friends," indicating that these poems were unpublished and circulated in manuscript form. The text also touches upon the conventional epithet "sugared" used to describe such poetry and provides examples from contemporary literature. The section is further divided into two chunks, "Chunk 1" ([arke:01KG6S6RAG478EKS5A3QKXNYAX]) and "Chunk 2" ([arke:01KG6S6RAJE9TH7CECSVS4QHJZ]), which delve into specific details and references related to this practice.
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