That thou art blamed shall not be thy defect,
For slander's mark was ever yet the fair;
The ornament of beauty is suspect,
A crow that flies in heaven's sweetest air.
(Sonnet 70: That Thou Art Blamed Shall Not Be Thy Defect)
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