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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Astrophil and Stella is a sonnet sequence written by Philip Sidney, an Elizabethan poet and courtier. It details the frustrated love of Astrophil (whose name means “star-lover”) for his beloved Stella (whose name means “star”)...]]></itunes:subtitle>

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<title><![CDATA[01 – Sonnets 01-30]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[02 – Sonnets 31-60]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[03 – Sonnets 61-84]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[04 – Sonnets 85-90]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[05 – Sonnets 91-108]]></title>
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