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Venus and Adonis

by William Shakespeare

Poetry · Fantasy

Open Library OL362672W

Venus and Adonis is considered likely to be Shakespeare's first publication. The poem recounts Venus, the goddess of Love; of her unrequited love; and of her attempted seduction of Adonis, an extremely handsome young man, who would rather go hunting.

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