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Youth is full of sport,

Age's breath is short j

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 thcc.

O, sweet shepherd, hie thee'

For methinks thou stay'st too long.

? by William Shakespeare

��65 Phyllida>s Love-Call Phylhda. /^ORYDON, arise, my Cory don'

V> Titan shineth clear. Cot y don. Who is it that calleth Corydon^

Who is it that I hcar ?

Phyl. Phyllida, thy true love, calleth thee, Arise then, arise then, Cor. Phyllida, my true love, is it she ? I come then, I come then,

I come and keep my flock with thee.

Phyl. Here are cherries ripe for my Corydon;

Eat them for my sake. Cor. Here 's my oaten pipe, my lovely one,

Sport for thee to make.

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