![]() ![]() The ‘lease’ of summer is also often short – declining into autumn. ![]() No matter how fair the day or season, there is always an inevitable decline in its charms. After all, the harsh winds can blast the buds on the trees and flowers, and the sun can sometimes be too hot, or its brightness dimmed. He considers the possibility that the object of his devotion might not only be its equal (the summer's day) but better.With the famous opening lines ‘Shall I compare thee …’ the narrator wonders if the beauty of his beloved could be measured alongside something as splendid as a fine summer’s day.Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 is one of the best know of his poems, first published in 1609 - though most likely written some years earlier.
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