1. Read the lines of verse. From Sonnet 106, by William Shakespeare When in the chronicle of wasted time I see descriptions of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme, In praise of ladies

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Read the lines of verse.

From Sonnet 106, by William Shakespeare

When in the chronicle of wasted time
I see descriptions of the fairest wights,
And beauty making beautiful old rhyme,
In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights,
Which of the following best describes the main idea of this quatrain from Sonnet 106?

The speaker wants to write a history about dead women and knights.

The speaker reads historical descriptions of fair women and handsome knights.

The speaker thinks people were better at expressing ideas about beauty in the past.

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