I would say:

'Blood is nipp'd'
Not just the skin but even the blood is bitten by the extreme cold -
cold is often imagined as biting

'ways be foul'
i.e byways - paths, streets, etc are unpleasant to navigate due to
the wintry weather



On 2 Apr 2009, at 14:12, Ed Durbrow wrote:

> When blood is nipp'd, and ways be foul,


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