| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. |
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| William Shakespeare. 1564–1616 |
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| 136. 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, | 5 |
| 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. | 10 |
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| 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 | 15 |
| 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. | 20 |
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