Sonnet 17 by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 17

by William Shakespeare

Who will believe my verse in time to come,

If it were fill'd with your most high deserts?

Though yet, heaven knows, it is but as a tomb

Which hides your life and shows not half your parts.

If I could write the beauty of your eyes

And in fresh numbers number all your graces,

The age to come would say 'This poet lies:

Such heavenly touches ne'er touch'd earthly faces.'

So should my papers yellow'd with their age

Be scorn'd like old men of less truth than tongue,

And your true rights be term'd a poet's rage

And stretched metre of an antique song:

But were some child of yours alive that time,

You should live twice; in it and in my rhyme.

"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo -

"See deep enough and you see musically; the heart of nature being everywhere music, if you can only reach it." - Thomas Carlyle -

"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead." - Oscar Wilde -

“Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life.” – Mahatma Gandhi – 

Our Lady's Wardrobe

Title: Our Lady's Wardrobe

Author: Anthony DeStefano

Illustrator: Juliana Kolesova

Rating: ★★★★★

Age Category: Children's Books

    Back Cover Synopsis: 

    This delightful rhyming book introduces Catholic children to the Blessed Virgin Mary in a fun and simple way - through her clothes!

    When Our Lady lived in Nazareth two thousand years ago, she was very poor and probably didn't have many nice things to wear. But now that she's in Heaven, she has an enormous mansion. And in that mansion she has an incredibly beautiful wardrobe filled with a great variety of dresses, veils, slippers, sashes, robes, rings, and crowns. 

    Over the centuries, Our Lady has visited the people of Earth many times. On each of these occasions she has dressed very differently. Our Lady's Wardrobe tells us the story of some of her most famous apparitions, highlighting the clothes she wore and the things she did. 

    By reading this book, children will not only learn about the Mother of God, but will also learn the main purpose of her life - to love and serve her Son, Jesus Christ, and to lead others to do the same.

“Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization.” – Charles Lindbergh –