William Shakespeare

1564-1616 / Male / English
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Venus And AdonisEven as the sun with purple-coloured face / Had ta’en his last leave of the weeping morn, / Rose-cheeked Adonis hied him to the chase;
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Sonnet 057: Being Your Slave, What Should I Do But TendBeing your slave, what should I do but tend / Upon the hours and times of your desire? / I have no precious time at all to spend,
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Sonnet 018: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day?Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate. / Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
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Fairy Land IOver hill, over dale, / Thorough bush, thorough brier, / Over park, over pale,
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The BlossomOn a day—alack the day!— / Love, whose month is ever May, / Spied a blossom passing fair
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The Phoenix And The TurtleLet the bird of loudest lay / On the sole Arabian tree, / Herald sad and trumpet be,
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Sonnet 130: My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like The SunMy mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; / Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; / If snow be white, why then her ******* are dun;
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Bridal SongRoses, their sharp spines being gone, / Not royal in their smells alone, / But in their hue;
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Sonnet 055: Not Marble, Nor The Gilded MonumentsNot marble, nor the gilded monuments / Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme, / But you shall shine more bright in these contents
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Sonnet 105: Let Not My Love Be Called IdolatryLet not my love be called idolatry, / Nor my belovèd as an idol show, / Since all alike my songs and praises be
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