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SONG: SPRING by GEORGE MEREDITH

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHEN BUDS OF PALM DO BURST AND SPREAD
Last Line: LIKE DEWY VIOLETS UNDER THE GREEN.
Subject(s): AUTUMN; NATURE; SEASONS; SPRING; FALL;
WHEN buds of palm do burst and spread
Their downy feathers in the lane,
And orchard blossoms, white and red,
Breathe Spring delight for Autumn gain;
And the skylark shakes his wings in the rain;

O then is the season to look for a bride!
Choose her warily, woo her unseen;
For the choicest maids are those that hide
Like dewy violets under the green.



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