Winter Poems: 'Blow, blow thou winter wind' from As You Like It by William Shakespeare

Poetry

Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind

*Act II, Scene 7 from As You Like It* by William Shakespeare (1600)**

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, &c. from As You Like It, available online at Shakespeare.about.com.


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