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Sonnet 105: Let not my love be call'd idolatry - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Sonnet 105: Let not my love be call'd idolatry

By William ShakespeareSource: William Shakespeare - PoetryDB (Public Domain)96 words

Let not my love be call'd idolatry,

Nor my beloved as an idol show,

Since all alike my songs and praises be

To one, of one, still such, and ever so.

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