Notes for Shakespeare's Sonnet 68


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1. map: picture; image.

2. as flowers do now: i.e., naturally.

3. bastard signs of fair: i.e., cosmetics.

4. durst: dared.

6. right of: rightfully belonging to.

8. ere: before.

9. antique hours: ancient times.

10. all: any.   itself: i.e., beauty's unadulterated self.

11. green: youth.

13. map: pattern; template.   store: preserve.