What does the line 'And every fair from fair sometimes decline ' mean?
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Explanation:
"And every fair from fair sometime declines,/ By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed:/ But thy eternal summer shall not fade,/ Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,/ Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade," That first line just means that beauty doesn't last forever. Your fairness declines.
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The line "And every fair from fair sometimes decline" means everything that is beautiful eventually fades away and loses its charm either by chance or by the natural flow of time.
Explanation:
- The above line is taken from Sonnet 18 "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" by William Shakespeare.
- The sonnet is dedicated to Shakespeare's friend Mr. W. H.
According to the poet, it is a law of nature that every mortal and earthly thing, however beautiful it may be, will be destroyed by time. The summer season is no doubt beautiful, but it is ephemeral. Similarly beauty will fade and youth will be rendered evanescent by the passage of time.
Thus the poet want to immortalize his friend through his verse.