The Sonnets
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- the sonnets (= poems of 14 lines) of William Shakespeare, which were probably written in the 1590s. Many of them are addressed to a young man, expressing the poet's affection for him and giving him advice. Others are written to a beautiful dark lady. The sonnets are famous for the beauty of their language, but also because no one has discovered for sure who the young man and the dark lady really were. The sonnets are dedicated to 'Mr W H ’, and his identity is also a mystery.
十四行诗：威廉·莎士比亚的十四行诗，可能写于1590年代。其中许多是写给年轻人的，表达了诗人对他的爱戴，并给了他建议。其他人则写给一位美丽的黑夫人。十四行诗以其优美的语言而闻名，也因为没有人能确定年轻人和黑暗女士的真实身份。十四行诗是献给“ WH先生”的，他的身份也是一个谜。