" so long lives this and thi , gives life to thee" what is referred here, as "this, who is 'thee here? How will it give life to the person mentioned here?
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The quoted lines are taken from William Shakespeare's sonnet 18, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
"This" refers to Shakespeare's sonnet.
"Thee" refers to Shakespeare's beautiful, young friend.
The poet praises his friend and compares his beauty to a "summer's day".
He says that his friend's beauty surpasses that of a summer's day and is "more lovely and temperate"
However, every beautiful thing gradually loses its glamour.
But that will not be the case with the poet's friend, because the poet has preserved his beauty through this sonnet.
The poet is confident about the power of his poetry and believes that it will withstand the ravages of time.
Thus, by preserving his beauty through "eternal lines", the sonnet will give life to the poet's beautiful, young friend.