Nativity once in the main of light,
Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crowned,
Crookèd eclipses 'gainst his glory fight,
And Time that gave doth now his gift confound.
(Sonnet 60: Like As The Waves Make Towards The Pebbled Shore)
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