Felicia Hemans Quotes on Nature
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But fair the exil'd Palm-tree grew Midst foliage of no kindred hue; Through the laburnum's dropping gold Rose the light shaft of Orient mould, And Europe's violets, faintly sweet, Purpled the mossbeds at its feet.
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The stately Homes of England, How beautiful they stand! Amidst their tall ancestral trees, O'er all the pleasant land.
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Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north-wind's breath, And stars to set; but all, Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!
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Come to the sunset tree! The day is past and gone; The woodman's axe lies free, And the reaper's work is done.
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The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed.