Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago

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In Sonnet number 4, Shakespeare asks one why he is wasting his
beauty when he should be saving some up
for future use. The word ‘legacy’ suggests
that he has inherited his beauty from his
parents – something finite that is lent
to us and assumes we are generous, and
we hopefully will pass on the beauty
to someone else.