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

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  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 freindship if feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then heigh-ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.

Freeze, freeze thou bitter sky,
That does not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As a friend remembered not.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most freindship if feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then heigh-ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.

William Shakespeare


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  Atul Sharma  (3/28/2009 8:08:00 AM)

Well written Shakespeare!
Truly, a the winter wind is better than a bad brother or friend.
Truly, a good enemy is better than a bad friend.
  queen of mournful  (2/29/2008 5:04:00 AM)

really it do hurts when ur friend be unfaithful
  Cecilia Nicoletti  (2/8/2007 10:49:00 AM)

Elizabethan or Podernist the thing is that human facts seems to be always the same.Betray, ingratitude, vanity and solitude are just the sign of times.Love Shakespeare.
  Egal Bohen  (2/6/2006 5:36:00 PM)

Winter England, Green holly and life so jolly. Oh to be an Elizabethan!

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