![]() ![]() To the wide world and all her fading sweets Cīut I for bid thee one more heinous crime: D ![]() Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleets, CĪnd do what e’er thou wilt, swift- footed Time, D Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger’s jaws, AĪnd burn the long-liv’d Phoenix in her blood B Verse Breakdownĭev ouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws, AĪnd make the earth dev our her own sweet brood B My love shall in my verse ever live young. Yet do thy worst, old Time! Despite thy wrong Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen! O, carve not with the hours my love’s fair brow, To the wide world and all her fading sweets īut I forbid thee one more heinous crime: ![]() Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleets,Īnd do whate’er thou wilt, swift-footed Time, Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger’s jaws,Īnd burn the long-liv’d Phoenix in her blood ![]() Original Textĭevouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws,Īnd make the earth devour her own sweet brood But reveals that should Time not honour this request that they have a cunning plan to thwart Time itself. The poet tells time of all the things they’d rather time do. The poet is making a plea to our character ‘Time’ to keep the fair youth beautiful forever. In this sonnet in the fair youth phase we have an argument that is very clear and straightforward, but has some incredible imagery. ![]()
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