summer’s lease does end
long as men breathe you’ll fade ne’er —
this gives life to you ¹

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Image: Copper engraving of William Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout 1623 with a facsimile of William Shakespeare’s signature.

1. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? — Sonnet XVIII William Shakespeare ↩