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Sonnet 121: Tis Better To Be Vile Than Vile Esteemed

William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare, William (16 Jun 2003). Sonnet 121: Tis Better To Be Vile Than Vile Esteemed. Poetry X, Edited by Jough Dempsey. Retrieved 05 Dec. 2008 from http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/487/

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