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Sonnet 94 Erasure
Sonnet 94 Erasure
MsGardner
English10h20
5Sep2014
Sonnet94Erasure
Theythathavepowertohurt,andwilldonone,
Thatdonotdothethingtheymostdoshow,
Who,movingothers,arethemselvesasstone,
Unmoved,cold,andtotemptationslow
Theyrightlydoinheritheaven'sgraces,
Andhusbandnature'srichesfromexpense
Theyarethelordsandownersoftheirfaces,
Others,butstewardsoftheirexcellence.
Thesummer'sfloweristothesummersweet,
Thoughtoitself,itonlyliveanddie,
Butifthatflowerwithbaseinfectionmeet,
Thebasestweedoutbraveshisdignity:
Forsweetestthingsturnsourestbytheirdeeds
Liliesthatfester,smellfarworsethanweeds.