O how shall summer s honey breath hold out Against the

Last updated: 8/30/2023

O how shall summer s honey breath hold out Against the wreckful siege of battering days When rocks impregnable are not so stout Nor gates of steel so strong but time decays O fearful meditation where alack Shall Time s best jewel from Time s chest lie hid Or what strong hand can hold his swift foot back Or who his spoil of beauty can forbid O none unless this miracle have might That in black ink my love may still shine bright Read the concluding couplet in the sonnet What does black ink symbolize Miracle O Beauty 8 9 679 10 12 5 13 11 14