Sonnet 2

William Shakespeare

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1   wen ˈfɔː.ti ˈwɪn.təz ʃəl bɪˈsʤ ðɑɪ brɑʊ10 16 
2   ənd dɪɡ dp ˈtren.tʃɪz ɪn ðɑɪ ˈbj.tiz fld10 10 21 
3   ðɑɪ jðz prɑʊd ˈlɪv.ər.i səʊ ɡzd ɒn nɑʊ10 16 
4   wɪl bi ə ˈtɒt.əd wd əv smɔːl wɜːθ held10 17 
5   ðen ˈb.ɪŋ ɑːskt wr ɔːl ðɑɪ ˈbj.ti lɑɪz10 16 
6   wr ɔːl ðə ˈtreʒ.ər əv ðɑɪ ˈlʌs.ti dz10 15 
7   tʊ s wɪˈðɪn ðɑɪn əʊn dp ˈsʌŋ.kən ɑɪz10 15 
8   wər ən ˌɔːlˈ.tɪŋ ʃm ənd ˈθrɪft.ləs prz10 19 
9   hɑʊ mʌʧ mɔː prz dɪˈzɜːvd ðɑɪ ˈbj.tiz jz10 18 
10   ɪf ðɑʊ kʊdst ˈɑːnt.sə ðɪs f ʧɑɪld əv mɑɪn10 18 
11   ʃəl sʌm mɑɪ kɑʊnt ənd mk mɑɪ əʊld ɪkˈskjs10 20 
12   ˈpr.vɪŋ hɪz ˈbj.ti bɑɪ səkˈseʃ.ən θɪŋ10 17 
13   ðɪs wə tʊ bi nj md wen ðɑʊ ɑːt əʊld10 15 
14   ənd s ðɑɪ blʌd wɔːm wen ðɑʊ flst ɪt kəʊld10 20 
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When fortie Winters shall besiege thy brow,
And digge deep trenches in thy beauties field,
Thy youthes proud livery so gaz’d on now,
Wil be a totter’d weed of smal worth held:
Then being askt, where all thy beautie lies,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty daies;
To say within thine owne deepe sunken eyes,
Were an all-eating shame, and thriftless praise.
How much more praise deserv’d thy beauties use,
If thou couldst answere this faire child of mine
Shall Sum my count, and make my old excuse
Prooving his beautie by succession thine.
     This were to be new made when thou art ould,
     And see thy blood warme when thou feel’st it could.

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vowel
V1: short
V2: neutralized
V3: long
V4: diphthong
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consonant
C1: plosive
C2: affricate
C3: fricative
C4: nasal
C5: approximant
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