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against: in anticipation of the time when.
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crush'd and o'er-worn: crumpled and worn bare.
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drain'd his blood: i.e., turned a ruddy complexion to pale white.
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steepy: i.e., steep or precipitous, and therefore dangerous. Shakespeare seems to imagine the journey into old age as being like a walk along a cliff, from which you could fall into death at any moment.
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treasure of his spring: his youth.
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For such a time: i.e., in preparation for that time. fortify: prepare defenses.
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confounding: destroying.
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That he: i.e., so that Time.
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though: though he will cut.
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black lines: written words.
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still green: still young.