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Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
William Shakespeare. 15641616
126. Spring and Winter ii
WHEN icicles hang by the wall, | |
And Dick the shepherd blows his nail, | |
And Tom bears logs into the hall, | |
And milk comes frozen home in pail, | |
When blood is nipp’d, and ways be foul, | 5 |
Then nightly sings the staring owl, | |
To-whit! | |
To-who!—a merry note, | |
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. | |
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When all aloud the wind doe blow, | 10 |
And coughing drowns the parson’s saw, | |
And birds sit brooding in the snow, | |
And Marian’s nose looks red and raw, | |
When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, | |
Then nightly sings the staring owl, | 15 |
To-whit! | |
To-who!—a merry note, | |
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. | |