Sonnets XIX: Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws
July 6, 2023Sonnets LXVI: Tir’d with all these, for restful death I cry
July 6, 2023Sonnets XCIV: They that have power to hurt and will do none
They that have power to hurt and will do none,
That do not do the thing they most do show,
Who, moving others, are themselves as stone,
Unmoved, cold, and to temptation slow:
They rightly do inherit heaven’s graces
And husband nature’s riches from expense;
They are the lords and owners of their faces,
Others but stewards of their excellence.
The summer’s flower is to the summer sweet
Though to itself it only live and die,
But if that flower with base infection meet,
The basest weed outbraves his dignity:
For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds;
Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.
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.