gainst his glory fight, And Time that gave doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth And delves the parallels in beauty's brow, Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth, And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow; And yet... Life. Hist. drama. Poems - Page 155by William Shakespeare - 1887Full view - About this book
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