'Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks'

Directions: Choose the poem where you find the above lines:

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  1. A Sonnet for my Incomparable Mother
  2. My Grand-Mother's House
  3. Sonnet No - 116
  4. Nine Gold Medals

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Option 3 : Sonnet No - 116
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The correct answer is 'Sonnet No - 116.'

Key Points

  • The given lines 'Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks' are from the poem Sonnet No - 116.
  • These lines mean that time cannot change love.
  • Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 is a testament to the abiding power of love.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Additional Information

  • The main theme of Sonnet No - 116, like so many of Shakespeare's sonnets, is love. In the poem, he is talking about the constancy and permanency of love. In this sonnet, Shakespeare talks about how love does not change. He says love does not change depending on the circumstances.
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