Original artwork, not a still
To me, fair Friend, you never can be old, For as you were when first your eye I eyed
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker initially sees the friend as unchanged since their first meeting, then admits that time moves so subtly that the eye may be deceived. The opening praise belongs to that reflection on ageing. The archive’s XIV label differs from Sonnet 104 in the linked edition and remains an inherited attribution qualification.
Sources (1)
- Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare’s SonnetsSonnet 104Reference checked
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