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Quotation from Sonnets by William Shakespeare

“Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven’s gate;”

William Shakespeare (spoken by The poet)

Sonnets, Sonnet 29, lines 10-12 (Project Gutenberg text)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

The turn of the sonnet: after cataloguing his outcast state and envy, the speaker remembers the friend's love and his spirit rises.

Citation: "Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven’s gate;" — William Shakespeare, Sonnets, Sonnet 29, lines 10-12 (Project Gutenberg text). (id shakespeares-sonnets-q2)

Portrait: Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1646), Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain.

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