Sonnet 126

Sonnet 126

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Written in 1594, Sonnet 126 is one of 154 sonnets by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's the final member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet shows how Time and Nature coincide.

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Read more about Sonnet 126:  Mr. W. H., Envoi, Structure, Analysis, Reading Between The Lines, Missing Text

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