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  1. Sonnet 1: From fairest creatures we desire increase

    Sonnet 1: From fairest creatures we desire increase By William Shakespeare From fairest creatures we desire increase, That thereby beauty’s rose might never die, But as the riper should by time decease,

  2. Shakespeare's Sonnets - Sonnet 1 | Folger Shakespeare Library

    Jul 31, 2015 · In this first of two linked sonnets, the poet compares the young man to summer and its flowers, doomed to be destroyed by winter. Even though summer inevitably dies, he argues, its …

  3. Shakespeare Sonnet 1 - From fairest creatures we desire increase

    Analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 1 with explanatory notes. The themes of beauty and procreation are explored.

  4. Sonnet I - shakespeare.mit.edu

    To eat the world's due, by the grave and thee.

  5. Sonnet 1 - Wikipedia

    Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel. And, tender churl, mak’st waste in niggarding. To eat the world’s due, by the grave and thee. Sonnet 1 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright …

  6. Shakespeare's Sonnets

    As the opening sonnet of the sequence, this one obviously has especial importance. It appears to look both before and after, into the future and the past. It sets the tone for the following group of so called …

  7. Shakespeare's Sonnets Sonnet 1 Translation - LitCharts

    Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.

  8. Understand Sonnet 1 by William Shakespeare - Poem Analysis

    Introducing the unconventional choice of a male muse, Shakespeare's Sonnet 1 establishes the poet's captivating exploration of youth, beauty, immortality, transience, and time, setting the stage for the …

  9. Shakespeare's Sonnet 1: "From fairest creatures we desire increase"

    Recommended: Reading of Sonnet 1 by My OutcastState.

  10. Shakespeare's Sonnets Sonnet 1 Summary & Analysis | SparkNotes

    A summary of Sonnet 1 in William Shakespeare's Shakespeare's Sonnets. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Shakespeare's Sonnets and what it means.