Quote#Nature
Nature gives a parting smile
Quote byJames Grahame · 1765–1811
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "An Autumn Sabbath Walk", l. 28. The Sabbath, ... to which are now added, Sabbath Walks (New York, 1805) p. 83. Variants: 'yielding' instead of 'breathing'.
English (original)
Nature gives a parting smile. As yet the blue-bells linger on the sod That copes the sheepfold ring; and in the woods A second blow of many flowers appears, Flowers faintly ting'd and breathing no perfume. But fruits, not blossoms, form the woodland wreath That circles Autumn's brow.
— James Grahame
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