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Quotation from Sonnets by William Shakespeare
“And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare, As any she belied with false compare.”
Sonnets, Sonnet 130, lines 13-14 (Project Gutenberg text)
After refusing every conventional comparison for his mistress, the speaker claims his plain love is as rare as any flattered beauty.
Citation: "And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare, As any she belied with false compare." — William Shakespeare, Sonnets, Sonnet 130, lines 13-14 (Project Gutenberg text). (id shakespeares-sonnets-q6)
Portrait: Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1646), Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain.
