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William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 71 (“No longer mourn for me when I am dead”)

William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 71 (“No longer mourn for me when I am dead”)26 Aug5 min

Today’s poem has a different preoccupation than most Shakespearean sonnets–not immortalizing the beloved, but effacing the lover. Happy reading.

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