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The "Old Man" And The Seasons.
THE "OLD MAN" AND THE SEASONS .
BY DOUGLAS JEllHOLD .
Tno' Spring-time come with voice of joy and promise in its breath , To wake and g lad clear mother Earth from winter ' s icy death , — Tho' rivers sparkle in the sun , and blossoms deck the spray , Still , frozen is the Old Man ' s blood , and still his hair is grey . Tho' golden Summer fill the land with all the pomp and pride
That Nature , in her kindliness , hath human life supplied , — The very sun will lack a charm—the very flower a hue , To him , who bent with heavy age , is bow'd by mis ' ry , too .
Ancl beautiful is Autumn when , with g ladness in her suit , She reaps the fields of yellow grain , and plucks the purple fruit!—But what is autumn to the man , with age oppress'd and dim , If not an ear of corn be reap'd , nor fruit be pluck'd for him ? And when the with ' ring biting wind proclaims the Winter ' s birth ,
How sweet , with plenty at our board , to nestle 'bout the hearth ! But what a demon ' s winter ' s Wast—how merciless the cold , To him who shivers ' neath the sky , —the desolate and old ! Then let the Old Man smile at SPRING—enjoy the SUMMER ' might , — Partake of AUTUMN ' blessed gifts—defy the WINTER ' spite;—And whilst you soothe poor fellow-men , low bent on age ' s crutch , Oh ! think how quick—how great their change , —God ' s angels are of such !
Inscription In An Album.
INSCRIPTION IN AN ALBUM .
BY THOMAS INGOLDSBY , ESQ . " Hey , diddle , diddle—The cat and the fiddle ! I can't write a song i so , hore goes for a riddle . " Old Ditty . MY first ' s a crack poet , my next a crack queen ,
My whole comes from an island remarkably green , And is one of the jolliest fellows I ' ve seen : And sure ' twas himself that obliged me to write This very small portion of Blatheremskyte . JUNE , 1811 .
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The "Old Man" And The Seasons.
THE "OLD MAN" AND THE SEASONS .
BY DOUGLAS JEllHOLD .
Tno' Spring-time come with voice of joy and promise in its breath , To wake and g lad clear mother Earth from winter ' s icy death , — Tho' rivers sparkle in the sun , and blossoms deck the spray , Still , frozen is the Old Man ' s blood , and still his hair is grey . Tho' golden Summer fill the land with all the pomp and pride
That Nature , in her kindliness , hath human life supplied , — The very sun will lack a charm—the very flower a hue , To him , who bent with heavy age , is bow'd by mis ' ry , too .
Ancl beautiful is Autumn when , with g ladness in her suit , She reaps the fields of yellow grain , and plucks the purple fruit!—But what is autumn to the man , with age oppress'd and dim , If not an ear of corn be reap'd , nor fruit be pluck'd for him ? And when the with ' ring biting wind proclaims the Winter ' s birth ,
How sweet , with plenty at our board , to nestle 'bout the hearth ! But what a demon ' s winter ' s Wast—how merciless the cold , To him who shivers ' neath the sky , —the desolate and old ! Then let the Old Man smile at SPRING—enjoy the SUMMER ' might , — Partake of AUTUMN ' blessed gifts—defy the WINTER ' spite;—And whilst you soothe poor fellow-men , low bent on age ' s crutch , Oh ! think how quick—how great their change , —God ' s angels are of such !
Inscription In An Album.
INSCRIPTION IN AN ALBUM .
BY THOMAS INGOLDSBY , ESQ . " Hey , diddle , diddle—The cat and the fiddle ! I can't write a song i so , hore goes for a riddle . " Old Ditty . MY first ' s a crack poet , my next a crack queen ,
My whole comes from an island remarkably green , And is one of the jolliest fellows I ' ve seen : And sure ' twas himself that obliged me to write This very small portion of Blatheremskyte . JUNE , 1811 .