A MADRIGAL.

       Crabbed 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.

     W. SHAKESPEARE.