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SONNET 127. “In the old age black was not counted fair…” After that break… let’s get to the end!
#ASonnetADay – SONNET 127. “In the old age black was not counted fair…” After that break… let’s get to the end! pic.twitter.com/Rlcf0KitFM — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) March 25, 2021
#ASonnetADay – 126. “O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power…”
#ASonnetADay – 126. “O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power…” pic.twitter.com/ziMPZa83jM — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 24, 2020 And so we come to the end of the “Fair Youth Sonnets”.
#ASonnetADay – 125. “Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy…”
#ASonnetADay – 125. “Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy…” pic.twitter.com/w43Stcjphm — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 23, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 123. “No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change…”
#ASonnetADay – 123. “No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change…” pic.twitter.com/bJMPrBlGGD — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 20, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 122. “Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain…”
#ASonnetADay – 122. “Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain…” pic.twitter.com/suu1k5KUuJ — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 20, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 121. “’Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed…”
#ASonnetADay – 121. “’Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed…” pic.twitter.com/XzUG7eSFyn — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 18, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 120. “That you were once unkind befriends me now…”
#ASonnetADay – 120. “That you were once unkind befriends me now…” pic.twitter.com/qYAcQSoDrd — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 17, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 119. “What potions have I drunk of Siren tears…” (The Bard gets it wrong.)
#ASonnetADay – 119. “What potions have I drunk of Siren tears…” pic.twitter.com/OYFNt8dHEe — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 16, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 118. “Like as, to make our appetites more keen…”
#ASonnetADay – 118. “Like as, to make our appetites more keen…” pic.twitter.com/jJNmT7tcJT — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 14, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 117. “Accuse me thus, that I have scanted all…”
#ASonnetADay – 117. “Accuse me thus, that I have scanted all…” pic.twitter.com/jzSeJiqxfE — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 13, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 116. “Let me not to the marriage of true minds…” #GONAVY #BEATARMY
#ASonnetADay – 116. “Let me not to the marriage of true minds…” pic.twitter.com/JEmr9vjZjY — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 12, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 111. “O, for my sake do you with Fortune chide…”
#ASonnetADay – 111. “O, for my sake do you with Fortune chide…” pic.twitter.com/8OQkffLGPY — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 8, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 106. “When in the chronicle of wasted time…”
#ASonnetADay – 106. “When in the chronicle of wasted time…” pic.twitter.com/ZkPzTLtfWa — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 2, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 104. “To me, fair friend, you never can be old…”
#ASonnetADay – 104. “To me, fair friend, you never can be old…” pic.twitter.com/itQfYRE4kn — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 1, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 101. “O truant Muse, what shall be thy amends…” & 102. “My love is strengthen’d, though more weak in seeming…”
#ASonnetADay – 102. “My love is strengthen’d, though more weak in seeming…” pic.twitter.com/2516V4ruJX — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 29, 2020 #ASonnetADay – 101. “O truant Muse, what shall be thy amends…” pic.twitter.com/Cke09n9THM — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 28, … Read More
#ASonnetADay – 89. “Say that thou didst forsake me for some fault…”
S#ASonnetADay – 89. “Say that thou didst forsake me for some fault…” pic.twitter.com/WFEnGJVI94 — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 14, 2020
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#ASonnetADay – 26. “Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage…”
#ASonnetADay – 26. “Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage…” pic.twitter.com/NPgIiszS3r — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) September 3, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 23. “As an unperfect actor on the stage…”
ASonnetADay – 23. “As an unperfect actor on the stage…” With lightning. pic.twitter.com/eRMW5lV3uq — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 30, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 22. “My glass shall not persuade me I am old…”
#ASonnetADay – 22. “My glass shall not persuade me I am old…” With heavenly bodies! pic.twitter.com/FwYx3evFNZ — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 29, 2020
#ASonnetADay – 21. “So is it not with me as with that Muse…”
#ASonnetADay – 21. “So is it not with me as with that Muse…” (A little late today, sorry!) pic.twitter.com/5s0Gv3YmbA — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) August 28, 2020