English Poetry I: From Chaucer to Gray.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 102. A Madrigal |
| | | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
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| CRABBED 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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