| Francis T. Palgrave, ed. (1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875. |
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| W. Shakespeare |
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| XLII. "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, | |
| Thou 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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