Appreciation of British and American Poetry: 400 Words

From the most beautiful creatures, we are eager to increase,

So beautiful roses may never die,

But as time goes by,

His gentle heir may remember him:

But you shrink to your bright eyes,

Light your flame with rich fuel,

Create famine in rich places,

Yourself, your enemy, is too cruel to your sweet self:

You are the fresh ornament of the world now,

And the only messenger of gaudy spring,

Buried in your own bud is your content,

Gentle villain, wasting in meanness:

Pity the world, or this greedy man,

In the name of you and the grave, eat what the world deserves.