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Monday 16 November 2009

Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind-William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

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:
The heigh-ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.

Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Through thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As a friend remembered not.
Hiigh-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
--William Shakespeare

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