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Explain the passages with reference to the context :

He that loves a rosy cheek Or a coral lip admires, Or from star-like eyes doth seek Fuel to maintain his fires; As old Time makes these decay, So his flames must waste away.

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Reference : These lines have been taken from the poem ‘The True Beauty’ composed by Thomas Carew.

Context : In these lines the poet describes the meaning of true beauty. He says that the I charms are not true beauty because they decay with the passing of time. But the spiritual beauty is the true beauty because it never ****.

Explanation : In this stanza the poet says that red cheeks like rose, red lips like coral and the bright shining eyes like star make a woman beautiful. But these physical charms are temporary. They with the passage of time. These physical attractions supply fuel to the fires of love. But in the old age these attractions away and the of love also . So a man should not be attracted by the physical beauty of a woman. But he should seek love in virtues of a woman.

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