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sonnet

[son-it] / ˈsɒn ɪt /






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But a startling number of pieces—symphonies, sonatas, madrigals, sonnets, even ambitious operas—were composed to the highest standards of professional musicianship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Produced on a reported budget of $25 million, it earned $289 million globally, more than enough for the filmmakers to sing a sweet sonnet.

From Los Angeles Times

Whether the job was to jump on a stolen velocipede, win over a band of pirates, visibilize invisible ink, pen a sonnet, or don a disguise, Simon Harley-Dickinson was the man for it.

From Literature

The book of Shakespeare’s sonnets had been a gift from her to Alexander at Christmas.

From Literature

The infatuated narrator toys with presenting his love-object with a copy of Shakespeare’s sonnets and dreams of bringing him over to London.

From The Wall Street Journal