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Some to the holly hedge Nestling repair; and to the thicket some; Some to the rude protection of the thorn. - James Thomson (1), Seasons--Spring (l. 634) Welcome, ye shades! ye bowery Thickets hail! Ye lofty Pines! ye venerable Oaks! Ye Ashes wild, resounding o'er the steep! Delicious is your shelter to the soul. - James Thomson (1), Seasons--Summer (l. 469) Or ruminate in the contiguous shade. - James Thomson (1), Seasons--Winter Even trees do not die without a groan. - Henry David Thoreau Sure thou did'st flourish once! and many springs, Many bright mornings, much dew, many showers, Passed o'er thy head; many light hearts and wings, Which now are dead, lodg'd in thy living bowers. And still a new succession sings and flies; Fresh groves grow up, and their green branches shoot Towards the old and still-enduring skies; While the low violet thrives at their root. - Henry Vaughan ("The Silurist"), The Timber In such green palaces the first kings reign'd, Slept in their shades, and angels entertain'd; With such old counsellors they did advise, And by frequenting sacred groves grew wise. - Edmund Waller, On St. James' Park (l. 71) A brotherhood of venerable Trees. - William Wordsworth, Sonnet composed at Castle ----- One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of a man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can. - William Wordsworth, The Tables Turned Displaying page 5 of 5 for this topic: << Prev 1 2 3 4 [5]
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