In him those holy antique hours are seen,
Without all ornament, itself and true,
Making no summer of another's green,
Robbing no old to dress his beauty new;
And him as for a map doth Nature store,
To show false Art what beauty was of yore.
(Sonnet 68: Thus Is His Cheek The Map Of Days Outworn)
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An earnest conjuration from the King,
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As love between them like the palm might flourish,
As peace should still her wheaten garland wear
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And many such-like as's of great charge,
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Without debatement further, more or less,
He should the bearers put to sudden death,
Not shriving time allow'd.
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