![]() It is often said that the praise of his mistress is so negative that the reader is left with the impression that she is almost unlovable. ![]() ![]() With a deftness of touch that takes away any sting that might otherwise arise from implied criticism of other sonneteers, the poet satirises the tradition of comparing one's beloved to all things beautiful under the sun, and to things divine and immortal as well. ![]()
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