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Blow, blow, thou winter wind

by William Shakespeare 1564-1616

From The Golden Treasury, ed. F. T. Palgrave (1861)

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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.

Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remember'd not.
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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Shakespeare, William. “Blow, blow, thou winter wind.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/182/.

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Shakespeare, William. “Blow, blow, thou winter wind.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/182/.

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