"When daffodils begin to peer,With heigh! the..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
When daffodils begin to peer,With heigh! the doxy, over the dale,Why, then comes in the sweet o' the year;For the red blood reigns in the winter's pale.The white sheet bleaching on the hedge,With heigh! the sweet birds, O, how they sing!Doth set my pugging tooth on edge;For a quart of ale is a dish for a king.
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