Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -“And every fair from fair sometime declines”-From which poem is the line quoted ? Who is the poet? Briefly explain the meaning of the quoted line. How does the poet promise to immortalize his friend’s beauty?
The line mentioned above is quoted from the sonnet ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
The name of the poet is William Shakespeare. The line mentioned above describes how every beautiful object of nature diminishes with time. Since change is the Law of Nature, every beautiful thing is subjected to decay.
The poet will immortalise the beauty of his friend through his verse. As long as men can see and breathe, they will read this sonnet and remember his friend. Thus his dearest friend will live forever through this sonnet.