The onlie begetter.

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# The onlie begetter. ## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope) This is a section extracted from the frontmatter of a text file, likely a scholarly analysis of Shakespeare's sonnets. The section, titled "The onlie begetter.", focuses on the meaning of the phrase "the onlie begetter" as it appears in the dedication of the 1609 edition of Shakespeare's sonnets. The section was extracted on January 30, 2026, and is part of the PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53 collection. It contains two chunks of text and is positioned between the sections "Thorpe’s technical language." and "IV State of the text.". ## Context - Background and provenance from related entities This section is part of the "FACSIMILE OF THE EDITION OF 1609" frontmatter ([arke:01KG6S4GWQC7KPJ59BAYCY3HXR]), which was extracted from the file [pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA). The file is part of the PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53 collection ([arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y]). The section follows "Thorpe’s technical language." ([arke:01KG6S5J9TXXVE7T998Y5PMHJ4]) and precedes "IV State of the text." ([arke:01KG6S5J9NFWJDDAW0HP805QPQ]). The text was extracted by the structure-extraction-lambda. ## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details The section analyzes the meaning of "the onlie begetter" in the context of Elizabethan publishing practices. It argues that "begetter" likely meant "procurer" or "acquirer," referring to the person who obtained the copies of the sonnets for the publisher, Thomas Thorpe. The section cites examples of the word "beget" used in the sense of "procure" from various Elizabethan texts. It also references James Boswell the younger's note in the Variorum edition of 1821, which supports the interpretation of "begetter" as someone who "gets or procures a thing." The section also compares the role of "Mr. W. H." to that of John Bodenham, who performed a similar service for the publisher of *Belvedere or the Garden of the Muses*.

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The onlie begetter.

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The onlie begetter.