William Shakespeare
1564-1616
Sonnet XIV
Not from the
stars do I my judgement pluck;
And yet methinks I
have astronomy,
But not to tell of
good or evil luck,
Of plagues, of dearths,
or seasons' quality;
Nor can I fortune
to brief minutes tell,
Pointing to each his
thunder, rain and wind,
Or say with princes
if it shall go well
By oft predict that
I in heaven find:
But from thine eyes
my knowledge I derive,
And constant stars
in them I read such art
As 'Truth and beauty
shall together thrive,
If from thyself, to
store thou wouldst convert';
Or else of thee this I prognosticate:
'Thy end is truth's and beauty's doom and date.'
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