5 Felicia Hemans Quotes on Nature

Felicia Hemans quotes on nature

1. 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.

6. The stately Homes of England, How beautiful they stand! Amidst their tall ancestral trees, O'er all the pleasant land.

8. 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!

9. 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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11. The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed.