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 friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then heigh ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remember'd not.
Heigh ho! sing, heigh ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then heigh ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.
- William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII.