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What inspiration did poets of ancient times get on seeing the exquisite beauty?

What inspiration did poets of ancient times get on seeing the exquisite beauty?

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    On seeing the exquisite beauty, the poets of ancient times started describing it in words. They wrote about beautiful hands, feet, lips, eyes, and brows. However, what they described in their poems was merely a foreshadowing of what the poet’s beloved possess. Hence poet’s beloved has mastered the beauty that ancient poets described in their poems after seeing beautiful ladies and lovely knights.

    Sonnet 106 – When in the Chronicle of Wasted Time Summary

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