4 Gerard Manley Hopkins Quotes on Seasons

Gerard Manley Hopkins quotes on seasons

31. Nothing is so beautiful as Spring- When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring The ear, it strikes like lightning to hear him sing.

35. Summer ends now; now, barbarous in beauty, the stooks arise Around; up above, what wind-walks! what lovely behaviour Of silk-sack clouds! has wilder, wilful-wavier Meal-drift moulded ever and melted across skies?

39. Ask of her, the mighty mother: Her reply puts this other Question: What is Spring?- Growth in everything.

45. Margaret, are you grieving Over Goldengrove unleaving?