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Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets (Completed )

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Shakespeare's Sonnets is the title of a collection of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare, which covers themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man; the last 28 to a woman. The so...

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                          As fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow'st,
 In one of thine, from that which thou departest,
 And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st,
 Thou mayst call thine, when thou from youth convertest,
                          Herein lives wisdom, beauty, and increase,
 Without this folly, age, and cold decay,
 If all were minded so, the times should cease,
 And threescore year would make the world away:

                          Let those whom nature hath not made for store,
 Harsh, featureless, and rude, barrenly perish:
 Look whom she best endowed, she gave thee more;
 Which bounteous gift thou shouldst in bounty cherish:
                          She carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby,
 Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.