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Sonnet 7

Sonnet 7

Lo, in the orient when the gracious light Lifts up his burning head, each under eye Doth homage to his new-appearing sight, Serving with looks his sacred majesty; And having climb’d the steep-up heavenly hill, Resembling strong youth in his middle age, yet mortal looks adore his beauty still, Attending on his golden pilgrimage; But when from high-most pitch, with weary car, Like feeble age, he reeleth from the day, The eyes, ‘fore duteous, now converted are From his low tract and look another way: So thou, thyself outgoing in thy noon, Unlook’d on diest, unless thou get a son.

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