Poetry & Verse
Sonnet 55: Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
By William ShakespeareSource: William Shakespeare - PoetryDB (Public Domain)Short97 words
Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone,...
This is a poetry & verse.
Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme;
But you shall shine more bright in these contents
Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time.
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