Quote#Nature
Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade
Quote byAlexander Pope · 1688–1744
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Pastorals (1709), Summer, line 73.
English (original)
Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade, Trees, where you sit, shall crowd into a shade: Where'er you tread, the blushing flow'rs shall rise, And all things flourish where you turn your eyes.
— Alexander Pope
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