At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth But like of each thing that in season grows. (William Shakespeare)

At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth But like of each thing that in season grows.

William Shakespeare

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