Quote#Wisdom
O Spring, I know thee! Seek for sweet surprise
Quote byAlice Meynell · 1847–1922
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Preludes (1875), "In Early Spring", p. 1.
English (original)
O Spring, I know thee! Seek for sweet surprise In the young children's eyes. But I have learnt the years, and know the yet Leaf-folded violet.
— Alice Meynell
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