Shall I compare thee to an April's day
when Spring has burst its bonds with thund'rous storms
begun with winds of March, bright blooms in May,
that challenge not thy chaste, thy changing forms?
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This is a wonderful imitation of Shakespeare's 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? ' (Sonnet 18) , but it is a Shakespearian sonnet that stands on its own no doubt with a fine blend of middle and modern English.