Return to Shakespeare's Sonnet 68 |
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map: picture; image.
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as flowers do now: i.e., naturally.
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bastard signs of fair: i.e., cosmetics.
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durst: dared.
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right of: rightfully belonging to.
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ere: before.
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antique hours: ancient times.
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all: any. itself: i.e., beauty's unadulterated self.
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green: youth.
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map: pattern; template. store: preserve.