
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.
from As You Like it, by William Shakespeare
photo from Argent's collection
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Blow, blow, thou Winter Wind
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1 comment:
beautiful coupling of the words and photo. i was looking for the text for a reading today at first night (we'll be performing in the snow...) and came across your blog.
happy new year.
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