One can presume from this remark that compared to the standards of beauty at that time, her appearance must be terribly flawed. Notice how the author chooses to use the word, “thousand” instead of “hundred”. Both words have the same number of syllables, and yet the author chose to use the higher number to note his lover’s physical faults. He continues by saying that his heart loves what his eyes despise, and despite the flaws they see he still dotes on her. Regardless of how unattractive, he still loves
One can presume from this remark that compared to the standards of beauty at that time, her appearance must be terribly flawed. Notice how the author chooses to use the word, “thousand” instead of “hundred”. Both words have the same number of syllables, and yet the author chose to use the higher number to note his lover’s physical faults. He continues by saying that his heart loves what his eyes despise, and despite the flaws they see he still dotes on her. Regardless of how unattractive, he still loves