Shakespeare, William : When I have seen by Time's fell hand defac'd

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Literature Annotations

	On-Line Text
Genre	Sonnet
Keywords	Death and Dying, Love, Nature, Time
Summary	Shakespeare considers the destructive power of time: it can ruin "lofty towers" and destroy land and bodies of water. He realizes that time will eventually tear him from his beloved, and mourns her death to come.
Source	The Histories and Poems of Shakespeare
Publisher	Random House
Edition	V. 2, Modern Library
Place Published	New York
Annotated by	Chen, Irene and Aull, Felice
Date of Entry	08/01/93
Last Revised	05/07/01