With how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb'st the skies! Man and the Natural World Quotes

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Quote #4

Do they above love to be loved, and yet
Those lovers scorn whom that love doth possess? (12-13)

The repetition of words ("love," "loved," "lovers") and sounds (look at all those O's) is pretty neat. The sameness of sound in these lines imitates, mimics, or reflects the sameness between the moon and Astrophel. Pretty neat, eh?