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April Showers, Love, Food for Love all in Sonnet #75

Posted on April 29, 2012 by jimmie

“So are you to my thoughts as food to life, Or as sweet-seasoned showers are to the ground” (SON 75) Tips for Use.  Excellent line for a card or a romantic declaration. It is true that the Sonnet as well as many others were directed to a young man, but the spirit transcends gender limitations. Read More

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Shakespeare, Astronomy and a different Type of Education

Posted on April 16, 2012 by jimmie

“Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck, And yet methinks I have astronomy, But from thine eyes my knowledge I derive.” (SON.14) Tips for Use.   Education from the eyes of a lover. It’s going a bit overboard but it makes for a flattering compliment, especially if you met the object of your Read More

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