Sonnet 54
first publication date: 1840
genre: sonnet
part of: Shakespeare's sonnets
series ordinal: 54
original language: English
follows: Sonnet 53
followed by: Sonnet 55
Sonnet 54 is one of 154 sonnets published in 1609 by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is considered one of the Fair Youth sequence. This sonnet is a continuation of the theme of inner substance versus outward show by noting the distinction between roses and canker blooms; only roses can preserve their inner essence by being distilled into perfume. The young man's essence or substance can be preserved by verse. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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