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Since^brass,| nor stone,| nor earth,| nor
bound|less sea,
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But sad | mortal|ity / oresways | their power,
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How with | this rage | shall beaut|y hold | a
plea,
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Whose^ac|tion is / no strong|er than | a flower?
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O* how | shall sum|mer's hon|ey breath | hold^out,
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Against | the wrack|ful siege | of bat|tering
days,
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When rocks | impreg|nable | are not | so* stout,
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Nor* gates | of steel | so* strong | but Time |
decays?
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O fear|ful med|ita|tion, where | alack,
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Shall Time's best jewel from Time's chest lie
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Or what strong hand | can hold his | swift foot
back?
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Or who | his spoil | of beaut|y can | forbid?
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O none,| unless | this mir|acle | have^might,
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That in black | ink my | love may*| still shine bright.