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One day I wrote her name upon the strand (Sonnet 75)

(4) Base Camp

"Sonnet 75" has some unfamiliar words ("assay," "eke,"), but once you get past those little buggers with our Shmoopy assistance (or with a helpful dictionary), this poem should be smooth sailing.