Original artwork, not a still
As You Like It ‧ 1623
My age is as a lusty winter, frosty, but kindly.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Old age gets a warm makeover here. Winter usually means cold and decline, yet the speaker calls his years 'lusty' and 'kindly', chilly on the surface but still vigorous and good-natured. It's a cheerful way of saying age hasn't dimmed his spirit.
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