Sonnets by William Shakespeare: XIV

Updated May 6, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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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