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William Morris Quotes about Winter

Late February days; and now, at last, Might you have thought that Winter's woe was past; So fair the sky was and so soft the air.

Late February days; and now, at last, Might you have thought that Winter's woe was past; So fair the sky was and so soft the air.

William Morris (1871). “The Earthly Paradise: December: The golden apples; The fostering of Aslaug. January: Bellerophon at Argos; The ring given to Venus. February: Bellerophon in Lycia; The hill of Venus. Epilogue. L'envoi”, p.368

Slayer of the winter, art thou here again? O welcome, thou that bring'st the summer nigh! The bitter wind makes not the victory vain. Nor will we mock thee for thy faint blue sky.

William Morris, May Morris (2012). “The Collected Works of William Morris: With Introductions by His Daughter May Morris”, p.82, Cambridge University Press