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Shakespeare's Sonnet XI / CLIV
01 : As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou grow'st,
02 : In one of thine, from that which thou departest;
03 : And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st,
04 : Thou mayst call thine when thou from youth convertest,
05 : Herein lives wisdom, beauty, and increase;
06 : Without this folly, age, and cold decay:
07 : If all were minded so, the times should cease
08 : And threescore year would make the world away.
09 : Let those whom nature hath not made for store,
10 : Harsh, featureless, and rude, barrenly perish:
11 : Look, whom she best endow'd, she gave thee more;
12 : Which bounteous gift thou shouldst in bounty cherish:
13 : She carv'd thee for her seal, and meant thereby,
14 : Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.