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Sonnet 56: Sweet love, renew thy force; be it not said - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Sonnet 56: Sweet love, renew thy force; be it not said

By William ShakespeareSource: William Shakespeare - PoetryDB (Public Domain)103 words

Sweet love, renew thy force; be it not said

Thy edge should blunter be than appetite,

Which but to-day by feeding is allay'd,

To-morrow sharpened in his former might:

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