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William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".

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A Fairy Song
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Under the Greenwood Tree
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Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? (Sonnet 18)
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Carpe Diem
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Orpheus
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Love
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Fear No More
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Silvia
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All the World's a Stage
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Orpheus with his Lute Made Trees
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Fairy Land iii
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Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds
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A Madrigal
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A Lover's Complaint
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Sigh No More
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Hark! Hark! The Lark
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Dirge
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Sonnet 104: To me, fair friend, you never can be old
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Full Fathom Five
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Twelve O'Clock - Fairy time
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Aubade
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It was a Lover and his Lass
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Dirge of the Three Queens
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Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile
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Sonnet 12: When I do count the clock that tells the time
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  • karlcfolkes
    Growing up in Colonial Jamaica, and reciting many of his works, the Bard of Avon is he who provided the impetus for my poetry writing. His imprint remains indelible.
    LikeReply 32 years ago

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