Thus have I had thee, as a dream doth flatter, in sleep a king, but, waking, no such matter

Thus have I had thee, as a dream doth flatter, in sleep a king, but, waking, no such matter

The line “Thus have I had thee, as a dream doth flatter, in sleep a king, but, waking, no such matter” is from William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 87. This sonnet is part of the collection of 154 sonnets that Shakespeare wrote, which are considered some of the most beautiful and profound poems in the English language.