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Read the given extract carefully and answer the questions that follow,                    Not marble, nor the gilded monuments of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme. (a) Who has composed these lines? (b) What does 'outlive' mean? (c) Who are these lines addressed to?  

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(a) William Shakespeare. (b) 'Outlive' means 'Survive'. (c) These lines are addressed to the poet's friend.