Saturday Poetry Corner: Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind

"Blow, blow, thou winter wind,

Thou art not so unkind

As man's ingratitude;

Thy tooth is not so keen,

Because thou art not seen,

Although thy breath be rude.

Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho, unto the green holly:

Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:

Then, heigh-ho, the holly!

This life is most jolly.

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Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,

That does not bite so neigh

As benefits forgot:

Though thou the waters warp,

Thy sting is not so sharp

As friend remembered not.

Heigh-ho! sing...

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"Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind"
From the play, "As You Like It"
Act II, Scene VII
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616)
English playwright, poet, actor.
Often called England's National Poet,
and the "Bard of Avon".