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Sonnet III
πΏπ‘œπ‘œπ‘˜ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘”π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑀𝑒𝑠𝑑
π‘π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ,
π‘Šβ„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ β„Ž π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑓 π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘’π‘€π‘’π‘ π‘‘,
π‘‡β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘ π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘, 𝑒𝑛𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ.
πΉπ‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘ β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘œ π‘“π‘Žπ‘–π‘Ÿ π‘€β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘€π‘œπ‘šπ‘
π·π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦?
π‘‚π‘Ÿ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ 𝑖𝑠 β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘œ π‘“π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘
𝑂𝑓 β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’, π‘‘π‘œ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘ π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘¦?
π‘‡β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿβ€™π‘  π‘”π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ β„Žπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘’
πΆπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘˜ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘™π‘¦ π΄π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘™ π‘œπ‘“ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘šπ‘’;
π‘†π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘€π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’ π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘‘ 𝑠𝑒𝑒,
𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π‘€π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘˜π‘™π‘’π‘ , π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘”π‘œπ‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘› π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’.
𝐡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒,
𝐷𝑖𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’ π‘–π‘šπ‘Žπ‘”π‘’ 𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘’.
The poet urges the young man to reflect on his own image in a mirror. Just as the young man’s mother sees her own youthful self reflected in the face of her son, so someday the young man should be able to look at his son’s face and see reflected his own youth. If the young man decides to die childless, all these faces and images die with him.
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Sonnet II
π‘Šβ„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘¦ π‘€π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑒𝑔𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑔 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦β€™π‘  𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑,
π‘‡β„Žπ‘¦ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘‘β„Žβ€™π‘  π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦, π‘ π‘œ π‘”π‘Žπ‘§π‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘› π‘›π‘œπ‘€,
π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘œπ‘“ π‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘‘.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘› 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Žπ‘ π‘˜π‘’π‘‘ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦ 𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠,
π‘Šβ„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑦 π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦π‘ ,
π‘‡π‘œ π‘ π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘€π‘› 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝-π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘˜π‘’π‘› 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠
π‘Šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘› π‘Žπ‘™π‘™-π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘“π‘‘π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘  π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘ π‘’.
π»π‘œπ‘€ π‘šπ‘’π‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘ π‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦β€™π‘  𝑒𝑠𝑒
𝐼𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘ π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ β€œπ‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘“π‘Žπ‘–π‘Ÿ π‘β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘’
π‘†β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘ π‘’π‘š π‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘™π‘‘ 𝑒π‘₯𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑒,”
π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦ 𝑏𝑦 π‘ π‘’π‘π‘π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑀 π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘‘
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘š π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙’𝑠𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘‘.
The poet challenges the young man to imagine two different futures, one in which he dies childless, the other in which he leaves behind a son. In the first, the young man will waste the uninvested treasure of his youthful beauty. In the other, though still himself subject to the ravages of time, his child’s beauty will witness the father’s wise investment of this treasure.
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Sonnet I
πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘“π‘Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  𝑀𝑒 π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’,
π‘‡β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘¦ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦β€™π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘šπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘›π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑑𝑖𝑒,
𝐡𝑒𝑑, π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’,
𝐻𝑖𝑠 π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘šπ‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦.
𝐡𝑒𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’, π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠,
𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑑’𝑠𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘™π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘β€™π‘  π‘“π‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-π‘ π‘’π‘π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙,
π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘“π‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠,
π‘‡β„Žπ‘¦π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘’, π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ 𝑠𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 π‘‘π‘œπ‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘™.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘β€™π‘  π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ β„Ž π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦ π‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”
π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘€π‘› 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘
𝐴𝑛𝑑, π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™, π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜β€™π‘ π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘›π‘–π‘”π‘”π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”.
𝑃𝑖𝑑𝑦 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘, π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘”π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘› 𝑏𝑒—
π‘‡π‘œ π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘β€™π‘  𝑑𝑒𝑒, 𝑏𝑦 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘’.
In this first of many sonnets about the briefness of human life, the poet reminds the young man that time and death will destroy even the fairest of living things. Only if they reproduce themselves will their beauty survive. The young man’s refusal to beget a child is therefore self-destructive and wasteful.
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Richard II (1595) Act III Scene II
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘Žπ‘› 𝑀𝑒 π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘β„Ž
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘™ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘› π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž
π‘Šβ„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘ 
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