Sonnets LXXIII: That time of year thou mayst in me behold
July 6, 2023Sonnets LX: Like as the waves make towards the pebbl’d shor
July 6, 2023Sonnets LXIV: When I have seen by Time’s fell hand defac’d
When I have seen by Time’s fell hand defac’d
The rich proud cost of outworn buried age;
When sometime lofty towers I see down-ras’d
And brass eternal slave to mortal rage;
When I have seen the hungry ocean gain
Advantage on the kingdom of the shore,
And the firm soil win of the wat’ry main,
Increasing store with loss and loss with store;
When I have seen such interchange of state,
Or state itself confounded to decay;
Ruin hath taught me thus to ruminate,
That Time will come and take my love away.
This thought is as a death, which cannot choose
But weep to have that which it fears to lose.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is considered one of the greatest playwrights in history. He wrote numerous plays, including tragedies, comedies, and historical plays, such as "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Macbeth." His works have been translated into every major language, and his influence can be seen in literature, theater, and film around the world.