As night is withdrawn From these sweet-springing meads and bursting boughs of May, Dream, while the innumerable choir of day Welcome the dawn.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- As day ends and night falls, one should dream while the daylight chorus welcomes the morning.
- In plain terms
- Dream while the day transitions into night and back again.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace dreams during the passage of time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you dream when the day ends?
- How do you greet the dawn?
Another view
The quote assumes a poetic view of nature that may not align with literal observation.
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