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Quotation from Sonnets by William Shakespeare
“Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme;”
Sonnets, Sonnet 55, lines 1-2 (Project Gutenberg text)
The opening of the sonnet that sets verse above stone memorials, echoing Horace's claim to a monument more lasting than bronze.
Citation: "Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme;" — William Shakespeare, Sonnets, Sonnet 55, lines 1-2 (Project Gutenberg text). (id shakespeares-sonnets-q3)
Portrait: Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1646), Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain.
