March 15, 2022 • 48 secs
An oration by James Louis Steed of the 12th of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets published in 1609. This sonnet is the twelfth of the author's "Fair Youth" and "procreation" sonnets. As with all of nature, the fair youth is not beyond the ravages of time. As summers turn to winter, so too will the youthful beauty of the young man turn to gray and whither. How can he best prepare himself for the inevitable outcome? Why, by having a child of course!
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