Time & Brevity

The Passionate Pilgrim: 12

by William Shakespeare 1564-1616

From The Passionate Pilgrim

Time & Brevity

Crabbed age and youth cannot live together:
Youth is full of pleasance, age is full of care;
Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather;
Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short;
Youth is nimble, age is lame;
Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold;
Youth is wild, and age is tame.
Age, I do abhor thee; youth, I do adore thee;
O, my love, my love is young!
Age, I do defy thee. O, sweet shepherd, hie thee,
For methinks thou stay'st too long.

MLA

Shakespeare, William. “The Passionate Pilgrim: 12.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/165/.

Chicago

Shakespeare, William. “The Passionate Pilgrim: 12.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/165/.

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