Barren Quote by William Shakespeare

O brief, bright smile of summer! O days divine and dear The voices of winter's sorrow Already we can hear. And we know that…

— Celia Thaxter

O for a summer noon, when light and breeze Sport on the grass, like ripples o’er a lake Alive with freshness! when the full…

— Robert Montgomery

Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house…

— William Shakespeare

Oh, how this spring of love resembleth, The uncertain glory of an April day, Which now shows all beauty of the Sun, And by…

— William Shakespeare

“Four seasons fill the measure of the year; There are four seasons in the mind of Man: He has his lusty Spring, when fancy…

— John Keats

When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.

— William Shakespeare

Winter, which, being full of care, makes summer's welcome thrice more wish'd, more rare.

— William Shakespeare

He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.

— John Burroughs

Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York; And all the clouds that lowered upon our house…

— William Shakespeare

Winter is ruthless and sometimes sullen and murderous. The wild winter North has gulped ten thousand summers down nor left a froth of sunshine…

— William Alfred Quayle

“Therefore all seasons shall be sweet to thee, Whether the summer clothe the general earth With greenness, or the redbreast sit and sing Betwixt…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Where has thou been all the dumb winter days When neither sunlight was nor smile of flowers, Neither life, nor love, nor frolic, Only…

— Alfred Austin