Sonnet 18

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Wed May 20 1609

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William Shakespeare

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This is probably the most famous of Shakespeare’s sonnets and possibly the most famous poem in the English language. The argument is simple; the poet compares the Fair Youth to summer, arguing that he is even more beautiful than the most beautiful season.

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Sonnet 18 Annotated

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,
And Summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd:
But thy eternal Summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

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Sonnet 18 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 18?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 18 on Wed May 20 1609.

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