| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Elizabethan Verse. 1907. | | | | Crabbèd Age and Youth | | By William Shakespeare (1564–1616) (?) |
| | | 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 | | | |
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