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SPRING; WRITTEN WHILE A PRISONER IN ENGLAND by CHARLES D'ORLEANS

Poem Explanation

First Line: THE TIME HATH LAID HIS MANTLE BY
Last Line: FOR TIME HATH LAID HIS MANTLE BY.
Subject(s): SPRING;
THE Time hath laid his mantle by
Of wind and rain and icy chill,
And dons a rich embroidery
Of sunlight poured on lake and hill.

No beast or bird in earth or sky,
Whose voice doth not with gladness thrill,
For Time hath laid his mantle by
Of wind and rain and icy chill.

River and fountain, brook and rill,
Bespangled o'er with livery gay
Of silver droplets, wind their way.
All in their new apparel vie,
For Time hath laid his mantle by.



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