William Shakespeare

Crabbed Age and Youth cannot live together

(From ' The Passionate Pilgrim, XII)

Crabbed age and youth cannot live together:

Youth is full of pleasure, 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! shepherd, hie thee.

For me thinks thou stay, too long