Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Anonymous. 159956. Crabbed Age and Youth The Passionate Pilgrim ? by William Shakespeare
CRABBÈD Age and Youth | |
Cannot live together: | |
Youth is full of pleasance, | |
Age is full of care; | |
Youth like summer morn, | 5 |
Age like winter weather; | |
Youth like summer brave, | |
Age like winter bare. | |
Youth is full of sport, | |
Age’s breath is short; | 10 |
Youth is nimble, Age is lame; | |
Youth is hot and bold, | |
Age is weak and cold; | |
Youth is wild, and Age is tame. | |
Age, I do abhor thee; | 15 |
Youth, I do adore thee; | |
O, my Love, my Love is young! | |
Age, I do defy thee: | |
O, sweet shepherd, hie thee! | |
For methinks thou stay’st too long. | 20 |