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.
Stienbecks attitude toward the banks were with a sort of hatred/evil intent, he thought the banks were a "monster evil" taking away the farmers money, and making people greedy
Answer: so the readers can enjoy reading the book
Explanation:
You didn’t attach the poem, but I would assume that it is because the boot is used more frequently, and there’s a familiarity between the boot and a person that isn’t always present with the dress shoe– one is likely to be owned by many.