Ultimately, at some point in a person's life, there is a desire to "be new when you are old" (13). There will certainly come a time when we get older when we want to be young again - to run and not get tired, to work without being in pain. It is often said that we see ourselves in our children. It's almost as if the nobleman is going to experience a "resurrection of sorts" (Shmoop editorial team). The Bible tells us that in King David's old age he could not keep warm. “Now King David was old and advanced in years. And even though they covered him with clothing, he could not keep warm” (1 Kings 1:1). It seems that in the 2nd line of the verse the poet reminds the young nobleman that this could also be a problem for him, "And see your blood warm when you feel it cold" (14). In the last line of this sonnet, the poet uses a play on words, because “blood” is also a synonym for “decent or lineage” (OED). The young man, in his old age, would find comfort in the fact that even though his time on Earth is shortened, his heir would continue his