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This is literally my favorite sonnet! Alwaya glad to meet another poetry nerd. Love this. Subscribed!

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i love poetry! thank you so much for subscribing!

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I love your writing so much, cant wait to see and read more!

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thank you so so much fatini!!

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These are the types of posts I want to read! Long Live the Liberal Arts

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exactly! long live

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this is amazing, emma! I also have an urge to hold onto memories and moments, so I related to this post on a spiritual level. Can't wait to read more! <3

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thank you!

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Shakespeare’s sonnets are some of my favorite works in the English language, and I really love your analysis of this one and how you connect it to the philosophy behind your Substack! I love how Shakespeare turns away from the idea of physical procreation in the first sonnets as a way to reach immortality and embraces artistic immortality instead.

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i agree! thank you so much <3

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I love this so much and it's made me fall in love (again) with literature, art, and writing. I'm so excited to read all your odes and love letters and share in the immortalization of all that you hold dear.

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thank you so much! this means so much to me

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Love me some Shakespeare and this was so beautifully written !!

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thank you!! i love shakespeare too :)

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so brilliant emma! 🤍

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thank you faith!

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Love this, this spoke to me because I memorized this sonnet in highschool and love being able to recite it, very romantic.

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same! i think this is his best sonnet, despite the popularity

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such a beautiful way to introduce your Substack , absolutely adored your writing and the way you connected with others’

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thank you so so much!

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I found your substack via Elle sharing a striking paragraph from this piece. Reading this made me so giddy and I cannot wait for the sonnets to come! You perfectly captured that feeling of utter rapture when you fall so viscerally in love with something and the compulsion to express that profound love as true and as deeply as you feel it. It’s a rare feeling as I get older but this makes me feel like I’m ready to fall in love with life, with everything all over again!

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i love elle's posts!! and thank you so so much for your wonderful comment! i'm so excited to share my future posts!

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i'm in love with your writing and also the aesthetic <3

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thank youuuuu <3

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you just got yourself a new follower! i love this article so much

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So goooood

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Wow, this was a beautiful read and a beautiful way to introduce yourself. 😭

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oh this is so gorgeous and beautifully written

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