William Allingham Quotes about Autumn

Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.

Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.

Fall, Autumn, Fire

William Allingham (1860). “Day and Night Songs; and The Music-master: A Love Poem”, p.78

Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods, And day by day the dead leaves fall and melt, And night by night the monitory blast Wails in the key-hole, telling how it pass'd O'er empty fields, or upland solitudes, Or grim wide wave; and now the power is felt Of melancholy, tenderer in its moods Than any joy indulgent Summer dealt.

William Allingham

Summer, Fall, Autumn

William Allingham (1854). “Day and Night Songs”

The trees are Indian Princes, But soon they'll turn to Ghosts; The scanty pears and apples Hang russet on the bough; Its Autumn, Autumn, Autumn late, 'Twill soon be Winter now. Robin, Robin Redbreast, O Robin dear! And what will this poor Robin do? For pinching days are near.

William Allingham

Winter, Autumn, Apples

William Allingham (1877). “Songs, Ballads, and Stories: Including Many Now First Collected, the Rest Revised and Rearranged”, p.169

Autumn's the mellow time.

William Allingham

Inspiring, Time, Autumn

William Allingham (1883). “Evil May-day, &c”

Bare twigs in April enhance our pleasure; We know the good time is yet to come.... Bare twigs in Autumn are signs for sadness; We feel the good time is well-nigh past.

William Allingham

Sadness, Autumn, Past

William Allingham, Helen Paterson Allingham (1912). “Poems”

William Allingham Quotes about Autumn

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