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The Sonnets
Classic poetry
The Sonnets
Shakespeare's 154 sonnets address beauty, time, betrayal, poetry, mortality, sexual desire, and the uncertain identities of beloved figures traditionally called the Fair Youth and Dark Lady. The tightly controlled form gives each poem room to turn an argument, overturn an expectation, or preserve a feeling against decay. Read in sequence, declarations of devotion coexist with jealousy, cruelty, self-reproach, and the awareness that language may be both sincere and performative. Intense and compact, this collection suits readers who enjoy verbal ingenuity, ambiguous relationships, famous lines in their original settings, and love poetry unwilling to pretend love makes people simple.
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Sexual desire and infidelity · Jealousy and betrayal · Death and decay · Complex and sometimes troubling gender dynamics
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Ginger Pear Fizz
Pear and ginger beer fizz together, with lemon keeping the sweetness lively.
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- Combine the noncarbonated ingredients in a glass or shaker and stir or shake until mixed. Pour over ice, top with any carbonated ingredient, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Use a matching citrus wheel, berry, or herb from the recipe when available.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Dark Lady Blackberry Fizz
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A dramatic berry cocktail with a dark-fruit finish.
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How to mix it
- Shake gin, blackberry syrup, and lemon juice with ice. Strain over fresh ice and top with sparkling water.
- Garnish: Blackberry and lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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