William Shakespeare
1564-1616
Sonnet VII
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 highmost
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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