The entire quatrain where that phrase is found talks about time itself. It says that time gives beauty, thus making that particular person handsome, but time also takes away that same beauty - unfair which fairly doth excel. What was once young and beautiful will become old and wither as time goes by.
I am not exactly sure what you mean by that but I think the answer you are looking for is:
it is a motto, usually used to bring people together. Strength in numbers. two is better than one
the benefits of drinking a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar every day
The predicate nominative in this sentence is state, because it is showing what Alaska became.
