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the line before that reads "though rosy lips and cheeks" A sickle is a sharp blade used for cutting corn, and therfore the bending sickle is an image of the appearance being warn down as time prpgresses. The "C" sound in the alliteration Compass Come reinforces this harsh sound of the cutting, and deterioration of good looks.

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