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Rare Handwritten Copy of Famous Shakespeare Sonnet Found in Oxford Library

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English professor Leah Veronese found a rare, undocumented copy of one of Shakespeare ’s most famous sonnets.

The sonnet in question is a handwritten copy of a musical adaptation of the Sonnet 116 .

It's now only the second handwritten version of the poem known to scholars.

In its historical context, the poem may have been a call for religious and political loyalty.