Their wives were not too keen about it all:
beyond the call of duty, so it seemed;
for, if they read the heavens' portents so well,
what need of proof, of presence at the scene?
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I enjoy poems like this that 'flesh out' events we may know only in a stereotypical way. And the theme and drif of the sonnet are powerfully inspiring. I love the last couplet, especially.
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I enjoy poems like this that 'flesh out' events we may know only in a stereotypical way. And the theme and drif of the sonnet are powerfully inspiring. I love the last couplet, especially.