"I love to hear her speak, yet well I know,
That music hath a far more pleasing sound."
That music hath a far more pleasing sound."
The love affair has lost it's luster. Shakespeare conveys this through dimming the colors used to describe her lips and hair. He also sets a contrast between red roses and her cheeks. Not only is the writer saying that the mistress has lost her appeal, but the secret relationship is fading as well. While he will not stop comitting adultery, the speaker begins to doubt if sneaking around is worth it. The affair was once exciting and perfect (or godly), but now he is aware of how bland it has become. When it all began, the mistress seemed to be much more beautiful because the speaker lusted for her. Now that he has had her she has lost her appeal and thus her beauty and sensuality, but the speaker has no choice but to live with his actions.
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