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John Donne115
English poet 1572–1631Related quotes
“Days decrease, / And autumn grows, autumn in everything.”
Robert Browning (1812–1889) English poet and playwright of the Victorian Era
“The Autumn seems to cry for thee,
Best lover of the Autumn-days!”
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905) writer
Cousin Helen's Visit (1935).
William Allingham (1824–1889) Irish man of letters and poet
The Winter Pear; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“With the ripening of the fruits in Autumn”
Vitruvius book De architectura
Source: De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC), Book II, Chapter IX, Sec. 2
Context: With the ripening of the fruits in Autumn the leaves begin to wither and the trees, taking up their sap from the earth through the roots, recover themselves and are restored to their former solid texture. But the strong air of winter compresses and solidifies them.
“Eyes raised towards Heaven are always beautiful, whatever they be.”
Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French moralist and essayist
“The sin forgiven by Christ in Heaven
By man is cursed alway.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) American magazine writer, editor, and publisher
Unseen Spirits.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919)