Numbers from Elizabethan Miscellanies & Song-books by Unnamed or Uncertain Authors. 1599
56. Crabbed Age and Youth The Passionate Pilgrim ? by William Shakespeare
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98 words

CRABBÈD Age and Youth Cannot live together: Youth is full of pleasance, Age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, Age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, Age like winter bare. Youth is full of sport, Age's breath is short; 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; 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.

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Numbers from Elizabethan Miscellanies & Song-books by Unnamed or Uncertain Authors. 1600
57. Phyllida's Love-Call England's Helicon
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376 words
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