Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old
To me, fair friend, you never can be old,
For as you were when first your eye I ey'd,
Such seems your beauty still. Three winters cold,
Have from the forests shook three summers' pride,
Three beauteous springs to yellow autumn turn'd,
In process of the seasons have I seen,
Three April perfumes in three hot Junes burn'd,
Since first I saw you fresh, which yet are green.
Ah! yet doth beauty like a dial-hand,
Steal from his figure, and no pace perceiv'd;
So your sweet hue, which methinks still doth stand,
Hath motion, and mine eye may be deceiv'd:
For fear of which, hear this thou age unbred:
Ere you were born was beauty's summer dead.
Quick facts about “Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old”
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- First line
- To me, fair friend, you never can be old,
- Length
- 14 lines
- Time to learn
- about 7 minutes
Questions about “Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old”
Who wrote “Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old”?
“Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old” was written by William Shakespeare.
What is the first line of “Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old”?
The first line of “Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old” is: “To me, fair friend, you never can be old,”
How long is “Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old”?
“Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old” is 14 lines long.
How long does it take to memorize “Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old”?
Plan on about 7 minutes in the Memorizun trainer, which hides words and letters step by step so you recall the text instead of rereading it. A few short sessions on separate days help it stick.
What is the best way to memorize “Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old”?
Read it aloud once or twice, then use the trainer to hide more of the text each round until you can say it without looking. Review it again the next day.
