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05-06-2009, 02:10 AM
Sonnet #15
XV.br /br /When I consider every thing that growsbr /Holds in perfection but a little moment,br /That this huge stage presenteth nought but showsbr /Whereon the stars in secret influence comment;br /When I perceive that men as plants increase,br /Cheered and cheque'd even by the self-same sky,br /Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease,br /And wear their brave state out of memory;br /Then the conceit of this inconstant staybr /Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,br /Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay,br /To change your day of youth to sullied night;br /And all in war with Time for love of you,br /As he takes from you, I engraft you new.
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XV.br /br /When I consider every thing that growsbr /Holds in perfection but a little moment,br /That this huge stage presenteth nought but showsbr /Whereon the stars in secret influence comment;br /When I perceive that men as plants increase,br /Cheered and cheque'd even by the self-same sky,br /Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease,br /And wear their brave state out of memory;br /Then the conceit of this inconstant staybr /Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,br /Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay,br /To change your day of youth to sullied night;br /And all in war with Time for love of you,br /As he takes from you, I engraft you new.
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