Short glass bowl of fresh flowers with one visibly wilted bloom and a detached petal

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Twelfth Night  ·  1623

William Shakespeare

I was adored once too.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker reflects that they, too, were once loved and admired. The short line carries a wistful tone, setting a past of being cherished against the present moment, and perhaps hinting at sympathy for someone else's feelings of longing.

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